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5 killed, 5 injured as speeding bus ploughs into pilgrims in S. India<br>

AtleastfivepeoplewerekilledandfiveothersinjuredwhenaspeedingbusploughedintoagroupofpilgrimsinsouthernIndianstateofTamilNaduTuesday,policesaid.Theaccidentoccurre

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Meghan Markle joins Royals at Christmas service

MeghanMarklejoinedfiancePrinceHarryandtherestoftheRoyalFamilyatchurchfortheirtraditionalChristmasDayservice.ThecouplearrivedatStMaryMagdaleneChurchontheQueen'sS

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Tembin: Vietnam braces for killer typhoon

NearlyamillionpeopleinsouthernVietnamfaceevacuationfromthepathofadeadlytyphoonsweepinginfromtheSouthChinaSea.Thenationaldisasterpreventioncommitteesaidmorethan7

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China's 21st-century challenges in 2018

China'seconomysurprisedmanyobserversin2017.Notableachievementsincludeeconomicgrowthofanestimated6.8percent,combinedwithrelativestability.Investmentcontinuestobe

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At least 32 killed after bus crashes into river in India

Atleast32peoplewerekilledonSaturdayafterapassengerbusplungedintoariverinthewesternIndianstateofRajasthan,AFPreportedcitinglocalpolice.Accordingtothedistrictmagi

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S. Korea opens high-speed line to Winter Olympic venues

Emblazonedwithatigerandabear--themascotsofthe2018WinterOlympicsandParalympics--ablueandwhitehigh-speedtrainrolledoutofSeoulstationFridayasanewlinetothevenuesope

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1,600 IS fighters killed in past 9 months in Afghanistan: media

Upto1,600militantsloyaltotheIslamicState(IS)havebeenkilledinAfghanistanoverthepastninemonths,localnewsagencyPajhwokreportedonThursday.CitingtheAfghanDefenseMini

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Professors dismissed for alleged campus sexual assault

TwoseniorprofessorsfromNanchangUniversityineastChina’sJiangxiProvincehavebeenremovedfromtheirpostsasdeananddeputydeanoftheAcademyofChineseClassicsoveraccusation

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Philippine ferry capsizes with 251 aboard, 39 dead

Atleast39peoplehavebeenconfirmeddeadandabout100othersmissingafteraferrywith251peopleonboardcapsizedoffthecoastofthePhilippinesonThursday,accordingtothecountry’s

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At least 12 injured after hit by SUV in Melbourne CBD

Atleast12peoplewerehitbyanSUVinMelbourne,AustraliaThursdayafternoon,andthedriverhasbeenarrestedbylocalpolice.Theincidenthappenedataround4:41p.m.localtime(0541GM

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At least 15 injured after hit by SUV in Melbourne CBD

Atleast15peoplewerehitbyanSUVinMelbourne,AustraliaThursdayafternoon,andthedriverhasbeenarrestedbylocalpolice.Theincidenthappenedataround4:41p.m.localtime(0541GM

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Pedestrians hit by vehicle on Melbourne's Flinders Street, police say

MultiplepeoplehavereportedlybeenhitbyavehiclenearFlindersstreetstationinMelbourne.Victoriapolicesaidinastatement:“PolicearecurrentlyattendinganincidentonFlinder

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India loses 14 military pilots in 35 plane crashes in past 3 years: gov

Atleast14Indianmilitarypilotshavebeenkilledin35defenseaircraftcrashesinthepastthreeyears,theIndiangovernmentsaid.Theaircraftcrashesincluded11helicopters,eachand

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Earthquake hits Iran, strongly felt in Tehran and surroundings

Anearthquakemeasuring5.2magnitudeontheRichterscaleshookMalardtowninIran'sTehranProvinceonWednesdayat23:27localtime(1957GMT),theIranSeismologicalCenter(ISC)said.

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Vandals take hammer to ancient Australia dinosaur footprint

Vandalshavetakenahammertoa115millionyear-olddinosaurfootprintataworldrenownedsiteinAustralia,withofficialsWednesdayslammingthe"sadandcallous"act.Thefootprintoft

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The Year of #MeToo: A scoop, a tweet, and then a reckoning

Itbeganwithanewsstory,andthenatweet,andsuddenlyitseemedlikeeverythinghadchangedovernight.2017willforeverbeknownastheYearoftheReckoning.Or,moreprecisely,theyearo

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Alleged Moroccan terrorist arrested in Italy

AnItalianjudgeonTuesdayorderedthearrestofaMoroccannationalwhowasallegedlywillingtocarryoutasuicideattack.Localmedianamedthesuspectas29-year-oldNabilBenhamir.Heh