BEIJING – China’s economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter…
LONDON – Donald Trump is used to being the one doing the tough talk. But on Monday the Republican presidential hopeful was…
TAIPEI – Tsai Ing-wen has been elected Taiwan’s first female president. Ms Tsai, 59, leads the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that wants…
ISTANBUL – At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion in a district of Istanbul popular with tourists, the city…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has resolved a trade row with the US which threatened millions of dollars worth of business, its trade…
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama is to widen background checks on buyers of firearms, in a series of measures to address…
NEW DELHI – An earthquake measuring 6.7 magnitude has hit northeast India, near its borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, killing at least…
BRUSSELS – Security is being stepped up in major European cities ahead of New Year celebrations, with officials wary of possible terror…
NEW YORK – The US space agency Nasa has warned that the effects of the current El Nino weather phenomenon could be…
NEW YORK – The United States is far from alone in dealing with deadly, destructive weather at the moment. Heavy rains in…
