Western powers are looking to establish contact with Syria's new rulers, aiming to avoid Iraq- or Libya-style chaos after the ...

A black-and-cream leopard shark enters a hypnotic-like state of relaxation as scientists at Sydney Aquarium carefully roll ...

Europol described Dubai as a “remote coordination hub” for Europe’s drugs trade, where traffickers launder their money.

Asian markets mostly fell Monday after an unexpected slowdown in retail sales reinforced worries about China's economy.

The EU's envoy to Syria headed to Damascus Monday to hold talks with the country's new Islamist rulers, just over a week ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake vowed to bolster ties with India Monday on his first overseas visit as head of ...

Taiwan has received 38 advanced Abrams battle tanks from the United States, the defence ministry said Monday, as the island ...

Indian musician Zakir Hussain, a four-time Grammy award winner credited with turning tabla drums into an instrument loved ...

Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and heart palpitations suddenly started ...

Seven guests hospitalised after drinking cocktails in a luxury Fiji hotel -- including four Australians and an American -- ...

Foreign countries stepped up efforts Sunday to establish contacts with Syria's interim rulers, a week after Islamist-led ...

Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Monday urged central African states to take "urgent action" to face the region's "concerning" economic climate, in his ...