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More than 50 feared killed in landslide at Myanmar jade mine: police

More than 50 people were feared to have been killed in Myanmar when jade miners and machinery were buried under a mound of tailings late on Monday, a member of parliament and a rescue worker said.

At least 45 children killed in Sri Lanka attacks: UN

At least 45 children were among the more than 320 people killed in suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Maryam Nawaz criticises PM Imran for ‘defaming own country on foreign soil’

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Imran Khan for admitting during his visit to Iran that Pakistan’s soil was used for attacks in the neighbouring country.

Modi casts vote on India's 'Super Tuesday'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote on India's "Super Tuesday" when the biggest number of seats are decided in the country´s marathon election.

Facebook hires high-ranking US State Department lawyer

Facebook said Monday it has hired a high-ranking US State Department lawyer credited with helping craft the controversial Patriot Act as the social network´s new general counsel.

Frantic hunt for survivors after deadly Philippine quake

Philippine rescuers were scrambling Tuesday to reach dozens of people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in a powerful earthquake, as the death toll climbed to 11.

New blast near church as Sri Lanka bomb squad tries to defuse device

A new explosion went off on Monday, in a van near a church in Sri Lanka where scores were killed the previous day, when bomb squad officials were trying to defuse it, a Reuters witness said.

Trump says his actions don’t meet the impeachment threshold of ‘high crimes’

US President Donald Trump has said that he is not worried about impeachment in the wake of the publication of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, saying that “only high crimes” can lead to impeachment.

Egyptians vote on final day of 'unfree' referendum to extend Sisi's rule

Egyptians have taken to the polls for a third and final day of voting on constitutional changes that would extend President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi's rule until 2030.

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