CARACAS: Stability across Latin America is in jeopardy from President Donald Trump's "reckless threat" to consider military action against Venezuela, Caracas said on Saturday, after its military vowed to stand up to the US leader's "craziness", reports AFP. The warning from…

GORAKHPUR: A key ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was facing calls Sunday for his resignation after dozens of children died at a government hospital…

BEIRUT: A commando operation backed by Russian warplanes and helicopters has killed 25 members of the Islamic State jihadist group in central Syria, a monitor said Sunday, reports AFP. Supported by regime ally Russia, Syria's army has waged a months-long offensive to recapture the vast desert region…

NAIROBI: Seven people have been killed in Kenya's flashpoint west since protests erupted after the announcement of disputed poll results, police sources said Sunday, taking the total number killed across the country to 16, reports AFP. "We have three bodies that were taken to the main mortuary…

LONDON: After weeks of feuding, two key figures in Britain's cabinet came together Sunday to say any post-Brexit transition would not be a "back door" to continued European Union membership, reports AFP. Finance minister Philip Hammond, who favours a softer, pro-business Brexit, and International…

SRINAGAR: Two soldiers and three rebels were killed in an overnight gunbattle in Kashmir, officials said Sunday, in the latest bloodshed in the disputed Himalayan territory, reports AFP. Hundreds of Indian soldiers and counter-insurgency forces surrounded Awneera, a village about 50 kilometres (32 miles)…