PNB scam accused diamantaire Mehul Choksi’s link to Antigua has brought the limelight on this Caribbean nation and its reputation for being a ‘tax haven’.
U.S. President Donald Trump's increasingly frequent attack on news media has drawn the condemnation of experts at the United Nations. UN experts have warned that the President’s personal attack on news media raises the risk of violence against journalists.
Donald Trump seems to have not taken kindly to criticisms of his actions and recently revealed in a press conference that it was in fact he who had to wait for over “15 minutes” for the Queen to arrive rather than the other way around.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has overseen the destruction of $5.5 million worth of luxury vehicles and motorcycles as part of his drive against corruption.
Facebook is releasing a new tool to limit how much time people spend on its apps. The announcement follows concerns that excessive social media use can have a negative impact on mental health.
U.S. President Donald Trump's surprising statement on July 31 that he is willing to meet Iran's leadership without "preconditions" is being seen with deep skepticism in Tehran.
Three people have been killed in Zimbabwe's capital Harare after army troops opened fire on rioting opposition supporters. The country has seen violence after landmark elections saw the ruling party win the majority seats.
U.S. President Donald Trump has just opened the door to the possibility of meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani — just one week after threatening the country with potential war.
Bangladesh has responded to the publication of the second draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens and the fact that names of 40 lakh people have been left out.
President Donald Trump is parroting a new line of defence as special counsel Robert Mueller proceeds with his probe into Russian interference during 2016 elections. It is “Collusion is not a crime.” Trump tweeted this new line of defense first offered by his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
Malaysia's civil aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman has quit a day after a report into the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 found failures by the country’s air traffic control.
Owing to a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Mount Rinjani – Indonesia’s active volcano in the early hours of Sunday, at least 16 people died and more than 330 were injured.
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The Carr Fire raging in Northern California has claimed six lives, including a firefighter and bulldozer operator working to extinguish the blaze. Vast blazes claiming life and property has become an annual feature in the U.S.’ west coast. So why is California prone to such massive forest fires?
Extremist and hardline right-wing Islamist groups, including Mumbai 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-backed Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek, have failed to garner even a single seat in Pakistan's general elections despite their massive campaign.
Greece’s deadliest forest fire in decades, a blaze that claimed 83 lives and left more than 150 injured is increasingly looking like it resulted from arson, say Greek authorities.
The head of Iran's Quds Forces responded to President Donald Trump's threats in a speech on Thursday, saying if the U.S. started a war Iran would "destroy all that you possess".
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer has claimed that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton.
Beijing police have called the explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in China’s capital city as being cause by a "suspected firecracker device" which caused a fire. The bomber injured his hand during the incident, but there was no danger to his life or anyone around him and he was immediately sent to hospital.
China has quietly resumed its activities in the Doklam area and neither Bhutan nor India has sought to dissuade it, a top U.S. official has said while comparing Beijing's actions in the Himalayan region with its manoeuvres in the disputed South China Sea.
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