AT least 20 people have died following a mighty 6.9-magnitude earthquake in central Philippines, injuring villagers and leaving homes in ruins.  Many other residents are injured and scrambling out ...

The South African ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has been found dead in Paris. Authorities say his body was discovered Tuesday morning at the foot of a luxury hotel tower. Mthethwa had ...

Jeffery Masing Win, 21, was cooling off in the shallow water in Malaysia, when the crocodile sucked him under the water and his body has still not been recovered ...

I n 1979, five months after my seventh birthday, my father crashed his plane into an orange grove and died. Dad, a pilot, had gone up in one of his twin-props with a friend and lost control after some ...

TOKYO: During World War II, the Japanese military constructed the Thai-Burma Railway connecting Thailand and Burma, now Myanmar.

Lucknow: Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership under which India emerged as a confident nation on the global stage, Chief Minister Yogi A.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Jake Knapp is grieving the death of his girlfriend of two years, Makena White, describing her as selfless toward others and filled with energy. A friend of White posted on her ...

Farmers in Turkestan fear losing their livestock due to a drought in the Sozak district — the worst in the past 35 years, according to KTK.

"'Don’t worry about me; I’m not lonely anymore. I’m with Dad. We’re back together again.' That was the last message we ever heard from her, and she died shortly after." ...

Eight-year-old Abhijot Singh had been suffering from a kidney disorder. His story came to light during the Punjab floods, with NDTV running a campaign to ensure the child gets the help he needed. He's ...

If Japan can get the United States, Europe, and countries along the artery to cooperate in turning the Thai-Burma Railway into a road for peace and prosperity, it may also serve to placate the souls ...