A fire at a hospital in Taiwan in the early hours of Monday killed nine people and injured 15 and an investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze, authorities said. Premier William Lai said the health ministry was overseeing rescue efforts at the hospital in New Taipei...
President Vladimir Putin has not yet ordered retaliatory sanctions against the United States because Washington has not yet introduced new restrictions on Moscow and it is unclear what those curbs will be, the Kremlin said on Monday. The State Department announced new sanctions on...
Afghanistan is sending fresh reinforcements to the embattled provincial capital of Ghazni, officials said Monday, where residents described Taliban fighters openly roaming the streets as dead bodies lie on the roadsides. Four days after the Taliban launched an assault on the strategic...
A Philippines bid to have Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson play for their Asian Games team has been dashed after the National Basketball Association refused to release him. Clarkson, who appeared off the bench in two 2018 NBA finals games against repeat champions...
