A hospital fire, which broke out on Thursday morning in Pingtung County in southern Taiwan, has claimed eight lives as of 1 p.m., according to local media reports.

The Pingtung County government said that the eight individuals — six men and two wom…

Former Real Madrid and Argentina international midfielder Fernando Gago is the leading candidate for the vacant managerial position at Boca Juniors, according to widespread media reports.

Gago, who is currently in charge of Mexico’s Guadalajara, has…

The World Bank has approved a new project totaling 56 million U.S. dollars for upgrading roads in Laos, helping about 600,000 people access public services and markets more easily while making rural roads more resilient to climate change.

The Laos C…

Washington’s aggressive strategy to contain China is inherently coercive. And its repercussions extend beyond China as Washington will lose in tandem with its allies in non-free trade and protectionism.

Washington’s tactics often involve subtle thre…

A federal lawmaker, Mr Ikenga Ugochinyere, has lauded Federal Government’s timely intervention in the gully erosion control project in Imo.

Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency, made the commendation in an interview …

The Ethiopian government has announced that the country’s economy grew over 8 percent in its fiscal year, which ended on July 7.

Ethiopian Minister of Planning and Development Fitsum Assefa said that building on an 8.1 percent economic growth in the…

New Zealand continues to become more culturally diverse, with more than 150 languages being spoken, and is home to people born in a diverse range of countries, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday.

“Just under 30 percent of New Zealan…

Three suspects, who were wanted for a string of extortion and murder cases in the eThekwini district, were shot and fatally wounded in two separate incidents of shootouts with police in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday afternoon and the early hours of toda…