NIAMEY (AP): Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and a half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday. The Austrian woman, a...

SAN SALVADOR (AP): El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said Wednesday he had launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti, warning of a mor...

TEL AVIV (AP): Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions...

The company is reportedly exiting snack manufacturing to consolidate its assets and focus on its core holdings, which include rubber and palm oil operations....

People can save as much as 10 percent on heating a year by turning the thermostat back 7-10 degrees for eight hours...

The sequence is part of the latest Blue Planet series from Sir David Attenborough....

Ships owned by Sinokor Group carry close to 40% of oil crossing through the strait in September...

A “sharp and sustained surge” in global energy or food prices could lift Singapore’s import costs by more than projected, say MAS and METI....

In a wide-ranging interview with The Independent editor-in-chief Geordie Greig, the world’s most famous musical composer talks about alcoholism, the death of his son and why he still feels ‘fantastica...

Jaishankar said countries have several opportunities to come together and help each other, whether the issue is yoga, nutrition, energy or disaster management....