Her mother, Hajira Bibi, flits between checking on the 10-day-old girl -- so young she's yet to be named -- and attempting to clean away the ankle-high mud left behind in her home by the floods that forced her family to shelter on the hard shoulder ...

Suu Kyi was "sentenced to three years' imprisonment with hard labour", a source with knowledge of the case said, adding that the Nobel laureate, 77, appeared to be in good health. Detained since a putsch last year, Suu Kyi has already been convicte...

The proposed draft aims to replace the current constitution, written during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990), that -- despite several successive reforms -- is still considered an obstacle to any fundamental social changes. Education, h...

The 41-year-old was last December named a youth coach at Queens Park Rangers in England's second tier and has also worked as a consultant at top K League side Jeonbuk Motors. Jeonbuk said that in his new, elevated role at the club he will help over...

The TV was surrounded by dozens of stuffed panda toys, which the children were assured they could play with later if they listened attentively. The screening was at Hong Kong's first patriotic education centre, which teaches students about the city...

The 61-year-old marketing analyst is not alone: a majority of Brazilians will be thinking of their own pocketbooks first when they cast ballots in presidential elections next month. According to a Datafolha poll, the economy will be the top issue f...

The 73-year-old fled the island under military guard in July after a huge crowd stormed his official residence, following months of angry public protests blaming him for the island nation's unprecedented economic crisis. He issued his resignation ...

The spectre of the Conservative party icon has loomed large over the contest, despite her having been ousted from power more than 30 years ago and her death in 2013. Truss' claim to Thatcher's legacy rests on her commitment to massive tax cuts and ...

There was not yet talk of online life moving to virtual worlds when a "far-fetched" musing by Google co-founder Larry Page prompted Street View, which lets users of the company's free navigation service see imagery of map locations from the perspect...

Otherwise, like many residents in Fairbourne, northwest Wales, she tries not to worry that rising sea levels are predicted to swamp the village. A decade ago, Fairbourne -- in a stunning but perilous position sandwiched between the Irish Sea, an es...

The result of the summer-long campaign pitting the foreign secretary against former chancellor Rishi Sunak will be announced on Monday, before Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally tenders his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II the next day. Postal ...

"You know when they come? When there are elections," said the 70-year-old former mechanic, who swore his 2018 vote for the anti-establishment Five Star Movement -- which swept to power four years ago on a wave of support by disillusioned voters -- w...

Fifteen minutes later, he was shot dead, another victim of the chaos in his Kufr Aqab neighbourhood, a no-man's land which is increasingly turning into a local version of the Wild West. Located around 10 kilometres (six miles) from the centre of Je...

Several television channels broadcast footage showing the man pointing a small handgun at the vice president at close range as she was getting out of a car and she ducked as the weapon was aimed. But the gun failed to fire, even though it was loade...

The Spaniard defeated Italy's Fabio Fognini 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 but only after suffering a bizarre self-inflicted injury when leading 3-0 in the fourth set. The four-time champion, and holder of a men's record 22 Grand Slam titles, was hurt when his...