Huge rise in security incidents since Taliban’s return to power, PM says.

Xi Jinping, Joe Biden are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Apec summit in San Francisco next week.     

Wes Ball, creator of ‘Maze Runner’ trilogy, to direct film.

Pyongyang says the meetings are ‘provocative’ acts that will raise tensions in the region.

Teens find freedom in music phenomenon.

Police say it is unclear if the man’s insulin dependency has any bearing on the incident.

Ministers expected to call for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in conflict.

Average sea surface temperatures excluding the polar regions also reach all-time highs, at 20.79C.

Fed officers on lookout for evidence inflation on true downward slope.        

Ex-Tottenham Hotspur manager gets boot after poor run.

Presidents will 'coordinate on efforts to reinforce Asean centrality and uphold international law', says White House.

Gunman who kills two demonstrators blocking a road.

Optus scrambling to restore mobile, internet services to more than 10 million customers.

Global surface temperatures going up but that is no eexistential threat to humanity, says climate sceptic.

Explosion takes place in an enclave of historically oppressed Shia community.

US jobs data help solidify market expectations that interest rates have peaked.

Crowds light up candles, offer prayers for the 1,400 killed.

Protesters in Dhaka demand monthly salary of at least 23,000 taka.

Police question fencer Nam Hyun-hee. 

French man seriously injured by hooded attackers in Navigli.

Warsaw firms see red over EU permit waivers for Ukrainian transport companies.

International Monetary Fund cites stronger consumption and new policy measures.

Reports say one China national dead, two others hurt after junta shelling.

Marina Bay Sands says the incident happened on October 19 and 20.

Reinstatement is pending a full hearing.