AFP, TAINAN, Taiwan: Rescuers raced Sunday to free more than 120 people buried under the rubble of an apartment complex felled by an earthquake in southern…

AFP, SEOUL: South Korean and US defence officials said Sunday they would begin formal talks on the deployment on the Korean peninsula of a US missile defence system to counter the growing threat from North Korea. The announcement followed a North Korean rocket launch that the US and its allies condemned…

AFP, LONDON: Britain’s opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Saturday that staying in the European Union was in the country’s best interests. The left-wing veteran, who has displayed a eurosceptic streak throughout his political life, said his party would make the case for a “social…

AFP, DRESDEN, Germany: A march by Germany’s anti-Islamic organisation Pegida drew thousands to the eastern city of Dresden on Saturday with rallies in support of the movement also held in a string of other European cities. In Prague, around 5,000 people turned out for a Pegida-inspired march organised…

AFP, SOFIA: Two female migrants found dead in a mountainous rural region of Bulgaria died due to freezing conditions, authorities said Sunday, as asylum seekers continue to try to reach the EU despite harsh winter weather. The women were part of a group of 19 migrants, including 11 children, found Saturday…

AFP, MANCHESTER, United States: Surging Republican hopeful Marco Rubio wilted under sustained attack in the latest US presidential debate, denting his…