Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ commander said Thursday the country is “so powerful” that it is “falsely” accused of…

The World Health Organization congratulated India yesterday for its ban on electronic cigarettes, the latest evidence of a global backlash against a technology touted as safer than regular smoking. In a tweet, the UN body’s South-East Asia office said that India was the sixth country in the region…

Hurricane Humberto headed northward in the Atlantic yesterday after tearing off rooftops and knocking out power to more than 28,000 customers as it brushed past Bermuda, forecasters and local news reports said. Officials said there were no fatalities, but residents were urged to stay indoors because…

Chinese experts arrived in Thailand to investigate the death of a beloved giant panda, zoo officials said Thursday, as millions of netizens in China questioned the cause of the male bear’s sudden demise. Chuang Chuang, a resident of Chiang Mai Zoo since October 2003, died Monday aged 19 after…

As a Tokyo court pronounced three former executives not guilty in the only criminal trial over the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a woman’s voice cut…

Beijing yesterday accused Washington of “adding fuel to the fire” of Hong Kong unrest after leaders of the city’s pro-democracy movement appealed directly to US lawmakers to exert pressure on China. Activists from the semi-autonomous city testified before a congressional commission…

UK rebuffs Finnish demand for Brexit solutions AFP,  London The British government said yesterday said it would submit new ideas for a Brexit deal but “not according to an artificial deadline”, after Finland called for written proposals this month. A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris…