GABORONE: Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company on Wednesday unveiled the biggest blue diamond ever discovered in the Southern Africa country. At 20.46 carats, the gem
TAIPEI: The boss of tech giant Foxconn said Wednesday he will be running for president of Taiwan – after securing the backing of a local
SURABAYA: Dressed like Count Dracula, Yasim Adnan doesn’t look much like an election official, but neither do his staff who are decked out as mummies
PANGHSANG: It has a standing army of 25,000, manufactures its own guns and conscripts at least one member of each household – meet the United
LUANG PRABANG: Wearing gold-embroidered silk outfits, faces thick with makeup, a line-up of seven Laotian beauty queens greet a sea of cheering supporters at the
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday hailed as “strategic” President Donald Trump’s veto of a resolution from Congress directing him to end US
BANGKOK: An American bitcoin investor could face the death penalty after Thailand’s navy accused him of violating the country’s sovereignty by building a “seastead” home
BARCELONA: Rescue charity ship Open Arms received the green light to set sail from the port of Barcelona on Wednesday but will not be allowed
ATHENS: Greece’s parliament on Wednesday began debate on a resolution to demand the payment of German war crime reparations, an issue long disputed by Berlin.
MOSCOW: Russian veterans want to ban a film about Soviet troops in Afghanistan they say is “unpatriotic,” while the director insists it is an honest
