CASTAIC: California wildfires gnawed through rural areas north of Los Angeles and east of San Diego on Thursday, cutting through dry brush and prompting evacuations as the state sweltered under…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev’s funeral due to his “work schedule”, the Kremlin has said. Gorbachevthe last Soviet leader and one of the most important figures…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia kicked off week-long war games on Thursday involving forces from China and other countries as part of growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, as they…
A Japanese minister has declared “war” on outdated technologies, including the humble floppy disk, with the determined aim of leading the government into the digital age. Nearly 2,000 government procedures…
ISLAMABAD: A counter-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday extended bail for ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan until September 12 in a terrorism case filed against him for threatening police, justice…
Nick Kyrgios has complained about a spectator smoking cannabis during his match at the US Open. The Australian tennis ace said he could smell the drugs in his second-round win…
Muqtada al-Sadr, a fiery cleric who counts both Iran and the United States as his opponents, retired from politics on Monday out of frustration at his opponents’ maneuvers against him….
NEW YORK: It will soon be illegal to carry a firearm, even concealed, in the famous Times Square area and other public places in New York City and State, authorities…
China’s treatment of its Uyghur population “may amount to crimes against humanity”, the UN Human Rights Office has said. He found evidence among the women of forced abortions and forced…
Taken by the FBI, the photograph shows several documents bearing so-called “classification marks”. These government codes are designed to indicate the sensitivity of the information they refer to – and…