Babies and people with respiratory conditions will be flown out first.

Quake felt strongly for several seconds, but no casualities, damage reported.

Members of Britain’s Conservative Party have started receiving their postal ballots in the contest to become the country’s next prime minister, amid concern that some people have been sent more than one voting paper.

The US state of Alaska, part of which lies inside the Arctic Circle, is sweltering under a heatwave, with record temperatures recorded in several areas, including its largest city.

Turkey’s president has fired the central bank governor amid the country’s economic downturn.

India’s government has proposed heavy investments in infrastructure, the digital economy and job creation to lift a sluggish economy burdened with a 45-year-high unemployment rate.

U.S. President’s Salute to America at National Mall a departure from past celebrations

The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site.

A year ago, during an unprecedented ceasefire, Afghan forces and the Taliban put down their weapons to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid. As talks over the country’s future continue, do those who came together feel any closer to a lasting peace?

Concerns overcrowding at prisons for Isis suspects could fuel radicalisation