The British government is keeping a “very close eye” on construction and outsourcing group Carillion, a senior minister said yesterday, amid reports it could go into administration within days.

A stricken Iranian oil tanker drifted into Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Wednesday afternoon, a spokesman for Japan's Coast Guard told Reuters on Friday, as strong winds pushed the burning ship away from the Chinese coast.

Russia's defence ministry on Thursday said two servicemen were killed in a mortar attack by Islamist militants in Syria on New Year's Eve, but denied media reports seven military planes were destroyed.

Saudi Arabia’s attempt to use religious rites to serve its political interests is unacceptable and should not be tolerated.

The Anaheim Ducks can breath easy. Their four-game losing streak is over. And the power play finally broke out of its season-long slump in a massive way.

US war veteran Mark O’Connor raced across Danang on a motorbike yesterday hoping to come face-to-face with Donald Trump, a president who dodged the war-era draft but whose politics have won fast fans among some former soldiers for “making America great again”.

Magar Society recently organised a programme to celebrate Dipawali, the festival of lights, and Hurra, festival of dance.

A suspected militant was arrested on Wednesday after wounding two policemen in a knife attack near the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia's interior ministry said.

The Department of International Affairs at Qatar University College of Arts and Sciences (QU-CAS) organised yesterday a symposium on “The Siege from the Perspective of International Relations.” which gave an overview of Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) and its objectives.

Qatari daily newspapers underlined that HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani's European tour, which included Turkey, Germany and France, affirmed the success of Qatari diplomacy ...

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been hospitalised in South Africa after his health deteriorated, a senior party official told AFP yesterday, though a spokesman said his condition was stable.

Harry Dean Stanton, whose grizzled looks and acclaimed acting talent earned him a prolific Hollywood career playing mainly supporting roles, died at a Los Angeles hospital on Friday. He was 91 years old.