WASHINGTON: A lawsuit that accuses President Donald Trump of violating the constitution by maintaining his interest in a hotel that does business with foreign governments has been allowed to proceed by a US judge, reports AFP. It marked the first time a judge has interpreted anti-corruption clauses…

PARIS: A consortium of astronomers said yesterday they had for the first time confirmed a prediction of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity…

MANILA: A Cambodian who has devoted his life to documenting the killing of almost two million of his countrymen in the 1970s was named yesterday among the winners of this year’s Magsaysay Awards, widely regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel prize, reports AFP. Youk Chhang, 57, was given…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who staged a stunning election upset earlier this year to return to power aged 92, said he inherited a government lousy with corruption and with few trustworthy officials, reports CNN. "From outside we saw the damage, but we never expected…

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has accused Australia of copying his country's flag, telling its neighbor to get its own design, reports CNN. "We had a flag that we've had for a long time, copied by Australia," Peters told local network TVNZ on Tuesday.…

ISLAMABAD: As cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan edges closer to ruling Pakistan, the country that he has promised to change, after a general election hit by delayed counting of votes and rigging allegations by major parties, his fans are already calling him "Prime Minister Imran Khan",…