PARIS: Fighting "Islamist terrorism" is France's top foreign policy priority, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, vowing to make his country a leading power in an unstable, increasingly polarised world, reports AFP. "Providing security for our citizens means that the fight against…

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife welcomed their second daughter -- August -- to the world on Monday with a post on the…

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has fathered another child, reports said Tuesday, after his wife dropped out of the public eye for several months,…

PARIS: Widely promoted guidelines to reduce fat intake could be unhealthy for people in low- and middle-income countries whose diets are already too starchy, researchers said Tuesday, reports AFP. Health authorities in Europe and North America recommend eating more fruits and vegetables while curtailing…

KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a bank in the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday, days ahead of the Eid holiday, killing five people and injuring several others in an attack claimed by the Taliban, reports AFP. It was the latest in a series of deadly attacks to hit the city and comes three…

BEIJING: The death toll after a landslide struck dozens of homes in rural southwestern China has climbed to 15, state television said Tuesday, reports AFP. At least 15 people were killed and eight were injured in Monday's disaster in a township in Bijie city in Guizhou province, according to a report…

BANGKOK: Fugitive former premier Yingluck Shinawatra discarded her mobile phones and stopped travelling in her usual vehicles in the days before last week's dramatic escape, Thailand's army chief said Tuesday, as her party vowed to fight on, reports AFP. Yingluck, whose government was toppled…

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday called for an extension of EU border controls in the passport-free Schengen area beyond a planned end in November, reports AFP. Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and non-EU Norway introduced the ID checks in 2015 and have been allowed to repeatedly…