LONDON: More women candidates than ever will contest US governorships and House seats in November's mid-term elections, reports BBC. After Tuesday's…

YANGON: Students and former activists in Myanmar marked the 30th anniversary of the famed 1988 pro-democracy uprising with a rousing but low-key ceremony,…

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), is now entirely in drought, officials have confirmed, reports BBC. A dry winter has intensified what has been called the worst drought in living memory in parts of eastern Australia. NSW produces about a quarter of Australia's agricultural…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia barred all citizens from receiving medical treatment in Canada as a diplomatic dispute over criticism of its human rights record intensifies, reports Al Jazeera. Riyadh also announced it is coordinating the transfer of all Saudi patients from Canadian hospitals to other medical…

DAMASCUS: Almost 35,000 candidates are to contest town council elections next month, in Syria’s first local polls since war broke out in 2011, a leading newspaper reported yesterday, reports AFP. “The candidacy committees from the provinces accepted 34,553 candidacy requests for the local…