AFP, NEW DELHI: At least 27 performing artists, one of them a child, were killed when their bus plunged into a deep gorge in eastern India, police said on Monday. The 40-strong troupe were returning from a performance late on Sunday when their bus steered off a hilly road and into a 76-metre (250-foot)…

AFP, AMMAN: Around 50,000 Syrians are stranded in no-man’s land along the border with Jordan, a three-fold increase since January because of increased security checks, state news agency Petra reported Monday. The agency, quoting government spokesman Mohamed Momani, said the estimated 50,000 refugees…

AFP, WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will make another trip to Riyadh to consult Washington’s Gulf allies on the crises in Yemen and Syria this week, but may not receive a royal welcome. The king of Saudi Arabia and his regional allies have long been offended by the US president’s tone…

AFP, BAGHDAD: US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter visited Baghdad Monday for talks on stepping up the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, where Washington has deployed troops to fight the jihadists. His visit comes after a week of political turmoil that has been a setback for Prime Minister…

AFP, QUITO:  Ecuador's government Monday raised the death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck the country's Pacific coast to about 350, updating an earlier count of 272. "Sadly we have to inform you that there are about 350 people killed. The number of people injured has…

AFP, BRASÍLIA: The fight to oust Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff speeded up on Monday after lawmakers authorized impeachment proceedings…

AFP, TRIPOLI: Libya’s parliament was set Monday for a crucial confidence vote on a new unity government, as Britain’s Philip Hammond became the latest top diplomat to land in Tripoli in support of the UN-backed administration. Hammond flew into Tripoli on a surprise trip, hot on the heels…

AFP, NEW YORK: Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have one thing in common: they are all New Yorkers and have been proudly professing their links to America’s largest city ahead of the state’s key primary election on Tuesday. They have tried to portray themselves as authentic…