Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security
Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city's overcrowded metro, using a 'credit system' to sort passengers into...
Falklands banking on king penguins to drive nature tourism
Waddling up the beach in single file, their heads held high with an almost self-important demeanor, king penguins are a major draw in the...
China is helping Sri Lanka out of ‘debt trap’ – envoy
China is helping Sri Lanka come out of a “debt trap” and has led the island towards development by constructing ports, roads and water...
Britain set for Dec. 12 election to break the Brexit deadlock
Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Tuesday for an...
UK set for third election in four years to try to...
Britain looked set Tuesday for a pre-Christmas election after the main opposition Labour party backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's push for an early vote...
Global leaders, tycoons attend Saudi ‘Davos in desert’
Top finance moguls and political leaders attended a Davos-style Saudi investment summit on Tuesday, in stark contrast to last year when outrage over critic...
Strong quake kills one in south Philippines
A 6.6-magnitude quake struck the southern Philippines Tuesday, geologists said, killing a boy fleeing his schoolroom, cracking buildings and injuring many in a region...
Indian boy dies after three days stuck in well
The body of a two-year old boy trapped 26-metres (85-feet) down a well in southern India for more than three days was recovered on...
Suspects arrested for having links to LTTE charged by Malaysian courts
The individuals, who were arrested by the Malaysian Police on suspicion of having links to the now-defunct terror group defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil...
TN borewell horror: Baby Sujith succumbs as mammoth rescue efforts fail
The 2-year-old Sujith, who was trapped inside a borewell, has been declared dead after 80 hours of non-stop rescue effort. Tamil Nadu Revenue Principal...
