At least 58 people, including 11 children, were on Tuesday killed in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in Syria, a war monitor said. ....

The suspect in the metro train explosions in St. Petersburgsia that killed 11 people has been identified by Russian security services, it was announced on Tuesday. ....

After spending more than a year in a Miami jail, a Pakistani money changer has been sentenced to 68 months in prison for conspiring to commit money laundering, the media reported on Tuesday. ....

Even as China protested ahead of the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, India on Tuesday said that the Tibetan spiritual leader has visited the state six times earlier and no "additional colour" should be given to his visit starting from April 5. ....

Washington will take the lead in getting sanctions imposed on terrorists or look for other ways to take action if faced with Security Council vetoes, according to US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley. ....

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has praised the resilience of Australians affected by tropical cyclone Debbie, a media report said on Tuesday. ....

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned the bombing in St. Petersburg Metro, which killed at least 10 people, and said that those responsible for the attack should be held accountable. ....

At least 10 people were killed when two powerful blasts tore through a metro train in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Monday, the media reported. ....

Forensic authorities in Colombia has said that at least 248 people have died in the Mocoa mudslide after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow in Colombia's Putumayo province. ....

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been diagnosed with a small kidney stone, following a visit to a hospital in Lahore, his daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif has confirmed. ....