SEOUL: US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on Saturday warned North Korea of a "massive military response" to any use of nuclear weapons as tensions…

KATHMANDU: At least 31 people, including 11 children, died when an overcrowded bus swerved off the road and plunged into a river in central Nepal on Saturday, police said, reports AFP. The bus skidded off the road in Dhading district, approximately 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of the capital Kathmandu,…

BAGHDAD: Iraqi and Kurdish commanders held talks Saturday on a withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from disputed areas after a truce was declared in clashes over a key border post, the premier's office said, reports AFP. "The main task of this joint technical committee is to allow the deployment…

REYKJAVIK: Icelanders were voting Saturday in the second snap election in a year marked by deep distrust in the scandal-hit political class despite a thriving economy bolstered by booming tourism, reports AFP. Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson of the conservative Independence Party called the vote…

NAIROBI: Kenya was stuck in a dangerous limbo Saturday as President Uhuru Kenyatta took an unassailable lead in a disputed poll that has sparked violent…

KABUL: A US soldier died after the helicopter they were in crashed in Afghanistan, foreign forces said Saturday, denying Taliban claims that it had shot down the aircraft, reports AFP. Six other US crew members were injured in the accident late Friday in Logar province, south of Kabul, NATO's Resolute…

DEHRADUN: Indian defence authorities will travel to France in November to identify and bring back remains of two Indian soldiers killed during World War I, an army official said Saturday, reports AFP. The remains of two unnamed soldiers of the Garhwal Rifles along with their regimental insignia were…