SEOUL: The row between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of a US missile defence system has seen China overtake even former coloniser Japan in the ranking of South Koreans' least favoured countries, a survey shows, reports AFP.Japan has consistently been Southerners' most disliked country…

SEOUL: South Korea's ousted president Park Geun-Hye was questioned by prosecutors Tuesday about the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down, after using executive privilege to avoid them for months while in office, reports AFP. Park apologised to the public as she arrived at…

Geneva: The United States on Monday boycotted a Human Rights Council session focusing on Palestinian areas, saying the regular review shows the council's "long-standing bias against Israel" that threatens the credibility of the U.N.-supported body, reports AP.Israel is the only country…

BRUSSELS: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged on Tuesday to seal a EU-Japan trade deal as early as possible in order to make an important stand against protectionism, reports AFP. Abe met with EU Council President Donald Tusk as well as European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker at EU headquarters…

Warri: At least 17 people have been killed in an attack on a community in Benue state in central Nigeria, an official said Tuesday, while residents said the toll was higher, reports AP. A special adviser to the governor, Tahav Agerzua, condemned Monday evening's attack on Zaki Biam by unidentified…

Bangkok: A 25-year-old sea turtle in Thailand who swallowed nearly a thousand coins tossed by tourists seeking good luck died Tuesday, two weeks after…

A court in northern Indian has given the Ganges and Yamuna rivers the status of "living human entities", reports BBC. The high court in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand said this would help in the "preservation and conservation" of the highly polluted rivers. It added that the…

Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland's former deputy first minister, has died aged 66, reports BBC. It is understood he had…