Leading members of the US Republican Party have joined calls for a wide investigation into the former national security adviser's links with Russia. Michael Flynn quit on Monday over claims he discussed US sanctions with Russia before Donald Trump took office, reports the BBC.

Leading members of the US Republican Party have joined calls for a wide investigation into the former national security adviser's links with Russia. Michael Flynn quit on Monday over claims he discussed US sanctions with Russia before Donald Trump took office, reports the BBC.

South Korea has confirmed the killing of the brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, saying it could be a sign of the brutality of Pyongyang. Mr Kim appears to have been attacked with a chemical while preparing to board a flight home to Macau from in Kuala Lumpur's airport

The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been killed in Malaysia. Citing unidentified sources, the Yonhap News Agency and other South Korean media outlets reported on Tuesday, says Al Jazeera. Yonhap, citing a South Korean government source, said Kim Jong Nam was

Thirty-two people were killed and 13 injured after their tour bus overturned on a road near Taiwan's capital, Taipei, emergency officials say. Most of those on board were local elderly tourists returning from a cherry blossom tour in Taichung, local media said. Taiwan is

Donald Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, has resigned over his contacts with Russia, the White House has announced, reports the BBC. Mr Flynn is alleged to have discussed US sanctions with the Russian ambassador before Mr Trump took office. He is said to have

A top White House official declined in several interviews over the weekend to defend national security adviser Michael Flynn, amid controversy over his alleged contacts with Russia. Flynn reportedly discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak in the weeks before the

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president. Mr Trump assured Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that "America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100%". The missile flew east towards the Sea of Japan for about

The mass stranding of whales on a remote beach in New Zealand has taken a turn for the worse as 240 more arrived. Earlier on Saturday, volunteers had refloated some 100 of the more than 400 pilot whales which beached on Thursday, reports the BBC. But a human chain, with volunteers

A powerful nighttime earthquake in the southern Philippines killed at least six people and injured more than 120, with officials combing through cracked buildings and nearby towns Saturday to check on the damage and other possible casualties. The magnitude 6.7 quake roused residents

Donald Trump is considering a new executive order to ban citizens of certain countries from travelling to the US after his initial attempt was overturned in the courts. Mr Trump told reporters on Air Force One that a "brand new order" could be issued as early as Monday or Tuesday.

A US federal appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to reinstate his ban on citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said it would not block a ruling by a Seattle court that halted the order, reports the BBC. Trump

A 6.7 magnitude quake struck near the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. Quoting the USGS, dailystar.co.uk said epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 10 km about 13 km east of the city of Surigao. Although early indications state there is

Volunteers in New Zealand are racing to rescue survivors after more than 400 pilot whales beached themselves. About 300 stranded whales died overnight at Farewell Spit, on the South Island, in one of the worst such cases the country has seen, reports the BBC. Hundreds of locals and

US President Donald Trump has agreed to honor the so-called “One China” policy in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Quoting the White House, BBC reports the matter on Friday (February 10). The One China policy is the diplomatic acknowledgment that there is only one

A US appeals court has posed tough questions at those challenging and defending President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. The order banned entry for all refugees and visitors from seven mainly Muslim nations, until it was halted last week. The three-judge panel raised

A French judge has ordered ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy to stand trial in an illegal campaign finance case. Sarkozy faces accusations that his party falsified accounts in order to hide 18M euros (£15m; $20m) of campaign spending in 2012, reports the BBC. Sarkozy denies he was aware

A replica of the Nobel medal awarded to Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi has been stolen from his home on Tuesday (February 7) morning in the capital, Delhi. “The lock of my house was broken and my certificate and a replica medal were taken along with a few other

The US Department of Justice has defended President Donald Trump’s travel ban and urged an appeals court to reinstate it in the interests of national security. A 15-page brief argued it was a “lawful exercise of the president’s authority” and not a ban on Muslims. The

The US Department of Justice has defended President Donald Trump’s travel ban and urged an appeals court to reinstate it in the interests of national security. A 15-page brief argued it was a “lawful exercise of the president’s authority” and not a ban on Muslims. The