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Pakistan court sentences former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death for treason
Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court sentenced on Tuesday former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of high treason and subverting the constitution, ...India protests spread over ‘anti-Muslim’ law
Fresh protests were expected across India on Monday over a new citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim, after clashes overnight in the capital ...Decades on, Soviet bombs still killing people in Afghanistan
Gholam Mahaiuddin sighs softly as he thinks of his 14-year-old son, who was killed in the spring by a bomb dropped last ...Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets
Marathon international climate talks closed Sunday with negotiators postponing until next year a key decision on global carbon markets. After two weeks ...Smog forces schools shut in Iran
Air pollution forced schools to close on Sunday in parts of Iran including Tehran, state media reported, as the capital lay under ...Miss Jamaica crowned Miss World 2019
Jamaican psychology student Toni-Ann Singh was crowned Miss World 2019 Saturday at a ceremony in London, with Miss France and Miss India ...UN climate talks stagger towards ‘mediocre’ outcome
A UN climate summit in Madrid stumbled towards the finish line Sunday after marathon talks between countries exposed deeper divides than ever ...UK’s Johnson wins historic victory in Brexit election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday hailed a political “earthquake” after securing a sweeping election win, which clears the way for Britain ...New Zealand troops complete daring volcano mission to retrieve bodies
Elite soldiers retrieved six bodies from New Zealand’s volatile White Island volcano on Friday, winning praise for a “courageous” mission carried out ...Algeria election may bring new era or continued protests
Algeria’s powerful army chief promises that a presidential election on Thursday will chart a new era for a nation where the highest ...