Russian forces attacked targets across Ukraine on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin vowed to “demilitarise” the country and replace its leaders, triggering the worst...

WELLINGTON - A New Zealand bull has been hailed a "legend" after it was swept along a flooded river and survived going over a...

Brent oil surged to US$100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 as Russia’s dramatic escalation of the Ukraine crisis sparked fears of...

WASHINGTON: Western nations and Japan have punished Russia with new sanctions for ordering troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and threatened to go...

HONG KONG - Hong Kong parents are being separated from children and babies who test positive for the coronavirus, compounding public anger over the...

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced sanctions against Russian banks and the country's wealthy elite after what he said was Moscow's...

MANILA: The Philippines' agriculture department said on Tuesday it had recently detected outbreaks of avian influenza in some duck and quail farms near the...

OSLO - Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are known for their tiny heads, English bulldogs for their smushed wrinkled muzzles -- traits their owners love.But...

BOGOTA - Colombia's high court on Monday decriminalized abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, a landmark ruling for the majority-Catholic country, one of...

KYIV - The Kremlin warned Monday there are no concrete plans for a summit between the Russian and US leaders, as diplomats scambled to...