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Britain's new king will be formally known as Charles III, his Clarence House residence confirmed Thursday, after suggestions that Queen Elizabeth II's heir might have taken a different regnal name....

Queen Elizabeth II was one of the most recognisable people on earth, seen often but not always heard from.Here are some of her most memorable quotes: - 'Salad days' - "You mean forever?" -- What the...

BEIJING — A strong earthquake shook a mountainous, steep-sloped area in southwestern China on Monday, and local government agencies said Tuesday morning that at least 65 people had been killed and...

The next British prime minister will be announced Monday with Liz Truss the favorite to succeed Boris Johnson and take charge as the nation battles a spiraling cost-of-living crisis.The result will be...

Fazilpur, Pakistan - Truck driver and father-of-seven Mureed Hussain was planning for his daughter's October wedding when floodwater inundated his home, taking away the entire back wall and, with it,...

Russians on Saturday paid their final respects to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, in a ceremony held in Moscow without much fanfare and with President Vladimir Putin notably...

German airline group Lufthansa said it is canceling "almost all" of its flights to and from its main German hubs in Munich and Frankfurt on Friday after pilots called a strike.The airline will cancel...

Sri Lanka struck a $2.9 billion bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, a key hurdle in the government's efforts to overcome a painful and unprecedented economic crisis.The...

Mikhail Gorbachev, who changed the course of history by triggering the demise of the Soviet Union and was one of the great figures of the 20th century, died in Moscow aged 91.His death was announced...

The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,061, according to figures released Monday by the country's National Disaster Management Authority.It said 28 people had died...

The race to become Britain's next prime minister is in its final week, with Liz Truss appearing poised to secure the top job, along with daunting challenges.Foreign Secretary Truss, 47, has...

Following a spectacular fall from grace and power, speculation is rife about what outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will do next.Will he plot a comeback from the backbenches in parliament...

Noida - India demolished two residential high-rise buildings outside New Delhi on Sunday, in a dramatic spectacle carried live on television channels after days of exciting media build-up.The...

Sukkur - Pakistan's flooded southern Sindh province braced Sunday for a fresh deluge from swollen rivers in the north as the death toll from this year's monsoon topped 1,000.The mighty Indus River...

Addis Ababa - The UN children's agency UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike that "hit a kindergarten" in Ethiopia's Tigray region, killing at least four people including two children."UNICEF...

British households on Friday faced an eye-watering 80-percent hike in electricity and gas bills, in a dramatic worsening of the cost-of-living crisis before winter as the country awaits a new...

Heavy rain pounded much of Pakistan Friday after the government declared an emergency to deal with monsoon flooding it said had affected more than 30 million people. The annual monsoon is essential...

NASA's Artemis 1 mission, scheduled to take off on Monday, is a 42-day voyage beyond the far side of the Moon and back.The meticulously choreographed uncrewed flight should yield spectacular images as...

Iran has dropped some of its main demands on resurrecting a deal to rein in Tehran's nuclear program, including its insistence that international inspectors close some probes of its atomic program,...

Paris - This year was supposed to confirm the world economy's comeback from the Covid pandemic crisis. Instead, the six-month-old war in Ukraine has sparked fears of recession."Six short months ago...