HYDERABAD: Ivanka Trump yesterday pushed business leaders to change their attitudes toward women at an Indian summit where she has drawn mixed reviews…

MIAMI: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in peril from climate change and widespread bleaching, but scientists said Tuesday a small portion may…

DENPASAR: Flights have resumed from the international airport in Bali after three days of disruption caused by a volcanic ash cloud, officials say, reports BBC. Layers of ash settled on houses and fields on the Indonesian island after an eruption of Mount Agung. Up to 100,000 people were ordered to…

The Australian state of Victoria has become the nation’s first to legalise assisted dying. The landmark legislation was approved after more than 100 hours of gruelling debate - including two all-night sittings, reports BBC. The law means terminally ill patients in Australia’s second-most…

JAKARTA: A tropical cyclone which hit Indonesia’s main island of Java has triggered severe flooding and landslides which left 19 dead, an official said yesterday, reports AFP. Landslides claimed 15 lives in east and central Java, while four others perished in floods unleashed by Cyclone Cempaka.…

BEIRUT: Childhood malnutrition levels in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta region, under government siege since 2013, are the highest recorded in the country since its six-year war began, the UN said yesterday, reports AFP. The UN children’s agency UNICEF said a November survey in the rebel-held area…