Politics

BEIJING: On the eve of a visit to China, Russian leader Vladimir Putin blasted Western sanctions as his country's economy...

TOKYO:  Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba surged nearly 20 percentage points, a Yomiuri newspaper public opinion poll showed...

TORONTO:  Canada is recording an unprecedented surge in refugee claims from U.S. citizens, a trend that underscores growing anxieties about...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Lhasa on Wednesday for his second visit as head of state, commemorating the...

NEW DELHI:  India’s democracy is not under threat from the people, it is under siege from the very institutions meant...

LA PAZ: Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz was leading Bolivia's presidential election late on Sunday, according to early official results, signaling...

KUALA LUMPUR: Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak won a major court battle on Wednesday that took him a...

MOSCOW/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON:  Small bands of Russian soldiers thrust deeper into eastern Ukraine on Tuesday before a summit between Russian President Vladimir...

SEOUL (WNN): In an unprecedented move, South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee was ordered into immediate detention late...