WORLD

Prashant Saxena, head of pulmonology and critical care at New Delhi's posh Max hospital in south Delhi's Saket, is a busy man. "This smog is a silent killer. In the years to come, the severe effects of this polluted air in our bodies…
Read More...

India plans to use fire trucks to spray water over parts of its capital to combat toxic smog and dust that has triggered a pollution emergency, with conditions expected to worsen over the weekend. Illegal crop burning in farm states…
Read More...

Separatists from Cameroon’s Anglophone region have killed four security forces in several attacks over the past few days, the government said on Saturday, an unprecedented violent turn to a movement that risks morphing into a full blown…
Read More...

A life-size model of Adolf Hitler used for "selfies" by visitors to an Indonesian museum has been removed. Pictures shared on social media show people grinning as they pose with the Nazi leader in front of an image of the gates of…
Read More...

A 28-year-old Egyptian newlywed woman, is seeking a divorce after only two weeks of marriage because her husband does all of the household chores. Her husband, 31, also runs a successful clothing store, where he employs several staff…
Read More...

US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin have agreed to fight so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria until its defeat, the Kremlin says. It said a statement was prepared by experts after the leaders met briefly on the…
Read More...

Toxicology tests suggest a German former nurse murdered at least 100 people at two hospitals where he worked, prosecutors say. Detectives believe Niels Hoegel, who is already serving a life sentence for two murders, systematically…
Read More...

U.S. President Donald Trump pressed China to do more to rein in North Korea on Thursday and said bilateral trade had been unfair to the United States, but praised President Xi Jinping’s pledge that China would be more open to foreign firms.…
Read More...

Rights groups and opposition politicians have issued concern as DRC President Joseph Kabila looks set to remain leader for another 14 months, having held power for the past 16 years. After delaying a presidential vote because of…
Read More...

Zimbabwe will upgrade its main airport at a cost of $153 million in an effort to attract more visitors, state media reported on Thursday, as authorities renamed the airport in honour of 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe. Harare…
Read More...