At least 23 civilians were killed in airstrikes by the US-led international coalition near the Syrian city of al-Raqqa, a British war monitor reported on Thursday. ....

FBI Director James Comey warned that Americans should not have expectations of "absolute privacy" after the disclosure of a range of hacking tools used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). ....

A legal adviser to the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said that North Korea leader Kim Jong-un can be referred to the world judicial body if found to have orchestrated the killing of his estranged half brother, media report said on Thursday. ....

A woman from the Hindu community was axed to death in Pakistan's Balochistan province, a media report said on Thursday. ....

US Marines arrived in northern Syria with artillery to support Washington-backed local forces fighting the Islamic State (IS) terror group, according to top officials. ....

Twenty-one girls died and 37 others were injured in a fire at a children's shelter home in central Guatemala. ....

A large crowd of protesters of a Left-wing feminist group marched in this Philippine capital city on Wednesday on the occasion of the International Women's Day and burnt the US flag with President Donald Trump's face printed on it. ....

The Philippine House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to restore death penalty in the country. ....

Many skiers were buried as an avalanche hit French ski resort of Tignes on Tuesday. ....

Pakistan on Tuesday temporarily reopened two border crossings with Afghanistan which were closed in February after a spate of terror attacks in the country. ....