AFP, NEW DELHI: Three staff at an Indian hospital have been suspended after a deadly blaze in the intensive care unit, authorities said on Tuesday, as the toll from the disaster rose to 20. Fire broke out on Monday night in the dialysis ward of the hospital in eastern Odisha state before quickly spreading…

AFP, LONDON: British police are investigating an allegation of rape at the Houses of Parliament against an aide to a Conservative Party MP, the politician’s spokesman said on Tuesday. London’s Metropolitan Police on Monday announced an investigation into the alleged rape which is said to…

AFP, BERLIN: Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Berlin on Wednesday for a summit on Ukraine amid escalating tensions between Moscow and the West over Russia’s role in Ukraine as well as Syria. The meeting between the Russian, German, French and Ukrainian leaders will “evaluate the…

AFP, DAMASCUS: Syria’s first lady Asma al-Assad said she rejected multiple offers to flee the war-ravaged country with her children, according to an interview with broadcaster Russia24 aired on Tuesday. The comments were part of the British-born Assad’s first interview with international…

AFP, SEOUL: A veteran North Korean diplomat reportedly purged over the recent defection of the deputy ambassador to Britain has appeared in public—albeit without his former job title. South Korea’s mass-circulation JoongAng Ilbo reported last week that vice foreign minister Kung Sok-Ung…

AFP, PARIS: The UN cultural agency on Tuesday adopted a controversial Arab-sponsored resolution on east Jerusalem which Israel has said ignores Jewish…

AFP, VIENNA: A new row erupted Tuesday over Austria’s plans to demolish the house where Adolf Hitler was born, with experts saying they opposed its destruction only a day after a decision was announced.After a lengthy legal battle with the current owner, Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka said…