Canadian aviation authorities have asked Air India to take corrective steps and submit its response by January 26 after one of the airlines pilots was detained at Vancouver airport for allegedly being under the influence of alcohol
US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged duelling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries.
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators on Friday to life imprisonment in absentia after convicting them of terrorism-related offences.
Japan's emperor is generally treated with hushed reverence, but one man stripped away all decorum -- quite literally -- during a New Year's event on Friday, local media reported.
Hundreds gathered at Birmingham's Centenary Square expecting a fireworks show on New Year's Eve following false online advertisements.
Syria has launched new currency notes replacing Assad-era imagery and dropping two zeros to ease everyday transactions.
A Disney cast member was injured while stopping a 180-kg prop from hitting the audience during an Indiana Jones stunt show at Hollywood Studios.
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills protesters, after cost-of-living demonstrations in the country turned deadly.
The BJP on Friday pointed frantically at a 2024 meeting between Rahul Gandhi and US lawmaker Janice Schakowsky who this week joined seven others in asking the Indian government to release 2020 Delhi riots case accused Umar Khalid from prison.
From being targeted over 'dress codes' to resistance to women's work, Bangladesh's political reset has opened the door to forces openly hostile to women.
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
At least 47 people were killed, and 112 others were injured in a massive fire that broke out at a luxury bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, according to Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
At least seven people have been reportedly killed in Iran as protesters and security forces clashed in several cities during demonstrations in the Islamic Republic's rural provinces over the ailing economy and rising cost of living.
Mir Yar Baloch, a leading Baloch leader and a human rights activist, has raised alarm over a deepening Beijing-Islamabad alliance, claiming China could deploy its military troops in Pakistan's Balochistan region within the next few months.
An Indian-origin cab driver who picked up a couple, including a pregnant woman, as passengers, delivered three people safely to a hospital on a cold winter night, with the female giving birth on board, local media reported.
S Jaishankar said that "nobody can tell us what we should or should not do", in an apparent reference to Operation Sindoor.
Zohran Mamdani, the Indian-origin mayor of New York City, courted controversy on social media after clips from his inaugural event went viral, showing the 34-year-old briefly extending his right arm and waving to the crowd.
About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured in a massive fire at a bar in Switzerland's Crans Montana. The blaze ripped through a bar called Le Constellation in the luxury Alpine ski resort town during New Year's celebrations.
Videos from the event show Zohran Mamdani grooving to the music alongside his wife, Rama Duwaji, while hundreds of attendees joined, dancing and cheering along.
Newly sworn-in New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledges to prioritise affordability and inclusivity, vowing to make the city accessible to all residents.
United States tennis legend Venus Williams returns to the Australian Open for the first time since 2021.
Mass death in Gaza continues and yet the world no longer pays attention, convinced the genocide is over.
In the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread.
Nathaniel Raymond of Yale School of Public Health warns of mass deaths in Sudan as UN visits el-Fasher
Sina Azodi on escalating protests in Iran and how sanctions and corruption are deepening the country’s economic crisis.
US president says Washington will intervene if Tehran violently suppresses protests over high prices.
Saudi-backed Hadramout governor says move under way to 'peacefully' take over military sites from STC.
For many in Belfast, the pro-Palestine hunger strikes are a reminder of what Irish republicans endured 44 years ago.
Ukraine’s General Staff estimated the tally - but Russian President Vladimir Putin appears bent on avoiding peace talks.
Investigators warn that with some of the bodies badly burned, the identification process could take weeks.
AFCON’s last 16 brings together hosts under pressure, heavyweights in form and underdogs with nothing to lose.
Flash flooding, very cold and unsettled weather expected across Palestine, according to the Meteorological Department.
Despite losing limbs and loved ones, Gaza's Abdullah and Diaa hold onto hope for prosthetic limbs and a better future.
An activist-turned-historian takes tourists through South Africa's painful colonial history, which still echoes today.
Analysts say summit signals Beijing's desire to strengthen ties amid shifting regional alliances.
Venezuela leader strikes conciliatory tone while renewing claim US wants to topple government for vast oil reserves.
An unexpected handshake in Dhaka has prompted debate on whether India and Pakistan might restart talks in 2026.
STC separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of requiring flights to UAE to land in Jeddah; Saudi source rejects claim.
Kim Ju Ae's first public visit to the Kumsusan Mausoleum added to speculation she may become the next in line.
The inaugural ceremony broke with tradition, as large crowds and a public party greeted New York's new mayor.
Legislation signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov establishes a licensing scheme overseen by country's central bank.
Dead include five members of a family in the Kabkan district in the province of Herat.
The move opens key assets to private investment and comes as Petroperu faces mounting losses and debt.
These are the key developments from day 1,408 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Second release of prisoners related to 2024 election protests seen as possible conciliatory move from Maduro.