China's Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country
Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by a single country, China's President Xi Jinping said Friday, urging international cooperation on its development at...
Defence and minerals: inside Pakistan's lobbying push in Washington
As Pakistan stepped into the global centre-stage through Iran war mediation, it hired a US lobbying firm to push Washington for boosted security cooperation and...
Japan changes imperial rules but still no woman emperor
Japan's parliament enacted changes to the imperial succession law on Friday, but maintained the bar on a woman becoming emperor even though opinion polls suggest...
India's space sector takes off as private rocket readies launch
India has sent spacecraft to Mars and the Moon, put hundreds of satellites into orbit and will in the coming days launch its...
Vessel on fire in Hormuz strait, says UK maritime agency
A vessel is on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said on Monday as the United States and Iran vied...
Trump says US hitting Iran 'very hard' to honor Americans killed
US President Donald Trump said Sunday the latest military strikes on Iran were being carried out in honor of US service...
'The Odyssey' storms N. American Box Office
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" sailed straight to the top of the North American box office, bringing home $124.5 million in its opening weekend -- the best live action debut...
'The last of Messi': Argentines mourn loss and end of an era
Nervous excitement and rowdy cheers turned into anguished groans, nailbiting tension and tears, as Argentines' hope of yet another epic comeback led by Lionel Messi in the...
Wildfires ravage over 1,300 hectares of historic forest near Paris
France on Monday battled two fires that scorched over 1,300 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two...
Series of blasts heard in Kyiv after missile alert: AFP
A series of explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, shortly after midnight on Tuesday, an AFP journalist said, after the air force warned...