Los Angeles ( - A Canadian judge sentenced Bruce McArthur to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 25 years on Friday for killing eight men, in a case that sent shock waves through...

Canberra - By Subel Bhandari, - A year-long inquiry into Australia's banking and financial sector referred two dozen cases to authorities for possible criminal or civil action in its final reports on...

Frankfurt - By Joern Bender, - Some 20,000 air passengers faced travel disruptions on Tuesday due to strike action at eight German airports, including the country's biggest in Frankfurt.  ...

Frankfurt (dpa) - The conservative German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) sees the inauguration this month of a Coptic cathedral in the Egypt's new capital outside Cairo as symbolic of...

Bangkok - By Hathai Techakitteranun, - An 18-year-old Saudi woman who says she is fleeing domestic abuse back home is being held in Thailand awaiting deportation, a Thai immigration official told dpa...

New Delhi (dpa) - A man has been arrested for raping and robbing a British tourist in a beach village in India's south-western tourist hotspot of Goa, police officials said Friday.   The...

Tokyo (dpa) - A Japanese court on Thursday denied an extension of pre-trial detention for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, a court spokeswoman told dpa.   Ghosn, his aide Greg Kelly and the...

Manila – Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos on Friday posted bail and temporarily walked free despite her conviction for corruption while an anti-graft court deliberated on her petition to...

Istanbul (dpa) - An Ankara court has rejected a leading pro-Kurdish opposition politician's appeal for release despite a top European court's ruling that he must be freed, one of his lawyers told...