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N. Korea May Be Capable of Sarin-Loaded Missile Attack

North Korea may have the capacity to launch a warhead loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

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Syria War: Anger After Russia Vetoes Resolution At UN

Russia has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that would have condemned last week’s alleged...

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Apple Takes Swatch To Court Over ‘Tick Different’ Ads

Apple has filed a complaint against Swatch in a Swiss court over the use of the phrase Tick Different in a marketing...

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US Comedian Charlie Murphy Dies of Leukaemia Aged 57

US comedian Charlie Murphy, the older brother of actor Eddie Murphy, has died of leukaemia aged 57, reports say. The...

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India’s Infosys Reports Subdued Fourth Quarter Growth

Indian software giant Infosys pledged Thursday to return $2 billion to shareholders this year as it reported subdued...

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Fox Host O’Reilly’s Future Uncertain After Sexual Harassment…

A week after President Donald Trump defended the star Fox News host Bill O'Reilly following accusations of sexual...

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Praise For Kim At Showpiece North Korea Project

With tens of thousands of adoring citizens looking on --along with invited international media -- North Korean leader...

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Cathay Pacific Shares Rise After Management Shakeup

Shares in Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific were up Thursday, a day after the airline announced a management shakeup on...

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‘Yes’ and ‘No’ Voices of Divided Turkey Ahead of Poll

The 'Yes' and 'No' camps are increasingly polarised as the countdown starts for Turkey's key referendum Sunday on...

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Arab Music’s Alternative Ambassadors Find Fans, and Bans

Their voices narrate the unofficial soundtrack of life as an Arab today. But for the artists leading the Arab world's...

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Cannes Set To Unveil Movies For 70th Birthday Fest

The Cannes Festival was due Thursday to unveil which films have made the cut for its 70th birthday edition, where the...

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N. Korea Leader Oversees Special Forces Op As Tensions Soar

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has overseen a special forces commando operation, state media said Thursday, as...

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Tensions High, NKorea Readies Nuclear Test

North Korea is ready to launch a nuclear test at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, the 38 North monitoring group...

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Trump Says It Is Time To End Syria’s ‘brutal Civil War’

US President Donald Trump told allies it was time to end Syria's "brutal" civil war Wednesday, as he branded the...

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Trump Says He Had Good ‘chemistry’, ‘bonding’ With China’s Xi

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had forged good "chemistry" with China's Xi Jinping during their summit in...

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Florida Cop Charged After Shooting Unarmed Black Therapist

A US policeman who shot and wounded an unarmed black therapist who was trying to help an autism patient has been...

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Trump Says China Is Not Manipulating Currency

US President Donald Trump reversed himself Wednesday and said China is not manipulating its currency to gain a trade...

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US and Russia Still Far Apart As Syria Haunts Talks

Russia's President Vladimir Putin hosted US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Kremlin on Wednesday but the rival...

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British Tests Point To Sarin Use In Syria

British scientists have analyzed samples from the site of a suspected chemical attack in Syria and concluded that sarin...