Hollywood heart-throb Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental organization said Thursday it will donate 3 million U.S. dollars to help firefighting efforts in Australia. The Oscar winner's Earth Alliance
Major U.S. stock indexes registered record closing highs on Thursday as optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal firmed and as Apple and other market heavyweights posted strong gains. Also helping the
By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA – The Philippines is set to explore additional opportunities for financing and technical support from japan as the Duterte governmen
Law experts held talks in Poland on Thursday on a controversial draft law that would give politicians the power to fire or fine judges in defiance of Europe's principle
A new cargo air route opened Wednesday, linking the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou with Bangkok, Thailand's capital. The air service is operated by Tianjin Air Cargo
China will sign the phase one economic and trade agreement with the United States next week in Washington, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday. At the invitation of the U.S. side, Chinese Vi
By APD writer Easwaran COLOMBO, Jan 9 (APD) -- Sri Lanka on Thursday said that it is prepared to face any impact from new US sanctions on Iran, the Government said tod
Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip, said on Wednesday that the visit of its chief Ismail Haniyeh to Iran "must not affect the ties with Egypt." Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior
Bowler James Anderson has been ruled out of the final two Tests of England's tour of South Africa with a rib injury.Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker, p
Bowler James Anderson has been ruled out of the final two Tests of England's tour of South Africa with a rib injury.Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker, p
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it will summon the Iranian ambassador over the Iranian missile strikes on military bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq. A st
Peking Opera performances at the National Theatre of Cuba in Havana on Jan. 10-11 are part of the celebrations this year marking 60 years of diplomatic ties between China and Cuba, local organizers
The U.S. troops withdrew on Wednesday from two military bases in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah following the overnight retaliatory attacks by Iran on U.S. t
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Iraq on Thursday following an Iranian retaliatory attack on U.S. troops in Iraq, Turkey's Foreign Ministry announc
Ousted Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said in a new conference in Beirut that allegations against him were "untrue" and he should have never been arrested in the first place.It is his first public appeara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday in Istanbul to discuss regional developments. The mounting tension between the United States and Ir
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that his country will hit back "strongly" if attacked by Iran, amidst escalating tensions in the Gulf. "W