Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in a joint statement on Syria, agreed to continue joint efforts on fighting Islamic State until it is defeated, the Kremlin says.

The world must sharply draw down greenhouse gas emissions and suck billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air if today's youth are to be spared climate cataclysm, a top scientist warns.

People who are injured at night heal far more slowly because the body's internal clock regulates the pace of healing and performs better

US President Donald Trump suffered a triple defeat as Democrats won high-profile state and mayoral elections to underscore his

With lavish pageantry and an uncharacteristic personal flourish, Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday rolled out a red carpet welcome

The US State Department says it is urging Saudi Arabia to be "fair and transparent" in its handling of any prosecutions stemming from a sweeping corruption probe that has resulted in the arrests of dozens of top Saudi officials.

A second foreign policy advisor to Donald Trump's presidential campaign has admitted to contacts with Russian

US sportswear giant Nike used a loophole in Dutch fiscal law to reduce its tax rate in Europe to just two percent,

President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned North Korea he was prepared to use the full range of US military power

Following a cascade of grim reports on the gathering pace of global warming, Fiji's prime minister yesterday

More than 13 million leaked secret corporate files, about half of which belong to offshore law and corporate services

President Donald Trump said the United States was living in "dark times" as it grieved yesterday a shooting massacre at a

Republican Senator Rand Paul suffered minor injuries after being attacked at his home in Kentucky by a neighbor who

North Korea and trade talks will top US President Donald Trump's agenda on his marathon tour of the region, as Air

Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier and former Taliban captive branded a "traitor" by President Donald Trump, will serve no

The US conducted a pair of drone strikes against Islamic State fighters in Somalia on Friday, the first time America has

After one drink too many, a four-legged animal might seem a better option than a four-wheeled vehicle. But sadly for

North Korea ruled out talks and threatened to increase its nuclear arsenal in a fresh warning to Donald Trump's

US President Donald Trump's @realdonaldtrump Twitter account was deactivated by a Twitter Inc employee who was

Two US strategic bombers conducted drills over South Korea, the US Air Force said, raising tensions with North Korea just days