Thirteen people were killed and ten others injured Sunday when a bus they were travelling on plunged into a ravine in a mountainous area of northern Taiwan, rescue workers said. The bus, carrying 22 passengers,

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Kuwaiti activists have called for protesters to camp outside parliament next Saturday on the eve of its opening session as they step up pressure to dissolve the newly elected house. "In continuation of our peaceful

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Russia said on Sunday it was not holding any talks on the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, dismissing speculation that it is preparing for its ally's potential exit from power. The United States and

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Two people have died in freezing temperatures in northern Serbia, health authorities said on Sunday, and hundreds of people had to be rescued from vehicles after heavy snow and strong winds lashed the country over

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Authorities in Beijing allowed a rare protest to take place on Sunday against a new high speed rail line, with about 300 demonstrators shouting slogans disrupting traffic in a busy eastern suburb. Residents told Reuters

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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Sunday nominated Mykola Azarov for a second term as prime minister, opting to keep a tried and tested lieutenant at his side rather than take the risky step of naming

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Two 23-year-old Tibetan men have died in restive areas of western China after separate self-immolation protests against Chinese rule, reports said. Kunchok Phelgyal, a monk, died after he set fire to himself in front of

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Astronomer Patrick Moore, renowned for his work mapping the Moon's surface and for having popularised his subject with the British public, died Sunday at the age of 89, friends and colleagues announced. Moore, whose lunar

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Police shot dead a man and injured his son in Dubai Adda area of Mardan on Sunday. People took to the streets and protested over the incident. Police said that bullets were fired at a

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Women's Organisation for Rights and Development (WORD) has organised a poster competition among undergraduate students to support 16 days of activism in ending violence against women (VAW). Students of various institutions including Arid University, Preston

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