A headmaster was arrested Wednesday as the key suspect in a shooting spree that shocked Thailand, police said, after a manhunt for the masked gunman who killed three people including a toddler in an armed robbery.

The Republican-controlled US Senate voted early on Wednesday on party lines to approve the rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence

Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it will recall 3.4 million vehicles worldwide because of an electronic defect that can result in air bags not deploying in crashes.

Several foreign tour operators said North Korea will ban foreign tourists starting Wednesday due to the spread of a new coronavirus in China, which has killed nine people and spread to several countries.

A trailblazing judge with particular expertise in environmental law and the constitution will become Greece's first female president on Wednesday.

The death toll from a new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Wednesday with 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control the outbreak by discouraging public gatherings in Hubei province.

Prime Minister Imran Khan was in Davos yesterday to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), where he is scheduled to address an important session on global politics and meet other world leaders.

Home Minister Amit Shah yesterday launched a blistering attack on the opposition over the new citizenship law and vowed the government will not take back the legislation.

Eight tourists, including four children, all from Kerala, have died after they were found unconscious in their room at a hill resort in Nepal yesterday, police said.

US President Donald Trump tore into environmental “prophets of doom” at the Davos forum yesterday, rejecting fiery warnings from teenage campaigner Greta Thunberg and talking up his own record in a counterpoint to impeachment back home.

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have issued a warning over harassment by paparazzi photographers after stepping down from their royal duties to start a new life in Canada, a royal source said yesterday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a new government yesterday, less than a week after he announced sweeping constitutional reforms and his long-time prime minister resigned.