Officials have said in state media the sanctions were causing a "colossal amount of damage" to ordinary North Koreans

Sexual violence in India has moved online

He expects major financial firms to soon start to offer bitcoin or similar products as an investment option

Zimbabwe struggling with cash crunch and import payments

Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed last month in a car bomb after years of reporting deep-rooted corruption in Malta

Duterte was asked during news conference if his anti-drugs crackdown was raised by other leaders

Lebanon PM urges countrymen to remain calm, adding that his family would stay in Saudi Arabia

Geographical tag to ‘king of sweets’ may end end bitter rivalry between states

The package of low-interest loans will be used to fund projects including infrastructure

Rescue operations ended in the western province of Kermanshah that was hit by the 7.3-magnitude quake