Former Portuguese PM Guterres to be next UN chief

Portugal's former premier Antonio Guterres is set to become the next UN Secretary-General after the Security Council in the sixth straw poll conducted on Wednesday declared him to be the unanimous......

ISIS destroys 2,000-year-old Arch of Triumph in Palmyra

Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a historic monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra in Syria. Syria’s antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim said on......

UN body calls for probe into death of scribe investigating Vyapam

The head of a United Nations agency mandated to defend freedom of expression has called on Indian authorities to investigate the mysterious death of TV reporter Akshay Singh while covering the......

Bonjour Modi! Best moments from PM's France visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in France as a part of his three-nation tour and like any other tourist, he too did touristy things – ride along the river Seine, take selfies, visit the......