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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace each other after signing a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone on Friday. AP

65-year war ends in a hug

Two Koreas to seek peace regime' agree to denuclearise.

27 April 2018 8:34 PM GMT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in a statement, said that the two Koreas are one united people who should work together towards reunification. (Photo: ANI)

North, South Korea agree to sign peace treaty after 65 yrs,...

This is the first time in 11 years that an inter-Korean summit is being held between the two Korean leaders.

27 April 2018 2:12 PM GMT

Jeffrey Yao has been arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder. He is being held without bail until his arraignment on Monday. (Representational Image)

Knife attacker kills 7 school children, injures 12 in Northern China

The incident took place at around 6:10 pm local time, propaganda department said, without providing further details.

27 April 2018 1:54 PM GMT

The royal, who turns 30 on Sunday, this month oversaw her countrys first Arab Fashion Week, headlined by Jean Paul Gaultier and Roberto Cavalli. (Photo: AFP)

New face of fashion: Saudi princess turns heads in ultraconservative...

Princess Noura bint Faisal Al-Saud, great-granddaughter of Saudi Arabia's founder, was named honorary prez of Arab...

27 April 2018 5:47 AM GMT

Men in sharp suits and matching blue and white striped ties fanned out ahead of and around Kim (L) as he approached the Military Demarcation Line for a historic handshake with his Southern counterpart Moon Jae-in. (Photo: AFP)

Kim Jong Un's security so tight 'not even an ant can pass through'

North Korea is one of the world's most tightly-controlled societies, but even so security for its leader is iron-clad.

27 April 2018 4:49 AM GMT

Psychologists say most young boys who ended up in correctional homes on rape or molestation charges revealed an addiction to pornography. - image

In a first, Pak court sends man to 7 years in jail over child...

Sadat Amin was found guilty by a Lahore court of being part of a global child pornography racket spread across Europe...

27 April 2018 4:01 AM GMT

The US Air Force said the B-52s took off from Andersen Air Force Base on the US Pacific island of Guam and transited to the vicinity of the South China Sea on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

US Air Force B-52 bombers carry out training in 'vicinity' of South...

Chinese Defence Ministry on being asked about US bombers at a news briefing said, the Chinese armed forces had the...

27 April 2018 3:12 AM GMT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in cross the military demarcation line to the South side at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Friday. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un makes history, crosses border to greet rival S Korea Prez...

Kim becomes the first North Korean leader to set foot in the South since the 1950-53 Korean War.

27 April 2018 2:56 AM GMT

Members of the South Korean womens peace group participate in a rally to support the upcoming inter-Korea summit, at Imjingak peace park in Paju near the demilitarised zone dividing the two Koreas on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Kim Jong Un-Moon Jae-in meet today at military demarcation line

Expectations played down as deal eyes more than denuclearisation.

26 April 2018 7:07 PM GMT

Police said man hit the woman on the neck with a sharp edged weapon which led her to bleed to death. (Representational Image)

Indian woman's decomposed body found buried in UAE home; husband...

According to police, her husband, along with their 2 kids, managed to escape to India after allegedly killing and...

26 April 2018 2:18 PM GMT

The two studies reached their conclusions by looking at data from seismic monitoring stations. (Photo: AP)

North Korea nuclear test site part-collapsed, unusable: Chinese...

Two studies involving Chinese experts have found that the first quake caused the collapse of rock inside the mountain.

26 April 2018 9:01 AM GMT

East Aceh is dotted with numerous small-scale oil drilling operations, which are often run illegally by local villagers. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia oil well explosion death toll climbs to 21

An oil spill sparked a huge fire that shot up some 70 metres in the air, above homes and palm trees in a residential...

26 April 2018 7:27 AM GMT