Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday warned the powerful military and intelligence agencies against interfering in political matters and curtailing media freedom in the country. ....

US President Donald Trump kicked off his annual State of the Union address before Congress with a call for bipartisanship. ....

At least 29 people were reported dead due to the Polar Vortex that froze the US Midwest region and brought temperatures to record lows. But weather officials said the weather was finally improving after over a week of extreme cold. ....

Several hundred Indian students face arrest following the arrest of eight recruiters and some students over an alleged immigration fraud detected by a fake university sting operation set up by government agencies to crack down on visa scams. ....

The United States has slapped sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA, said the White House. ....

US President Donald Trump said that he doubts lawmakers will reach a deal over the new border wall funding that he will accept and said he would build it anyway with emergency powers if necessary, the Wall Street Journal said in a report. ....

A dam collapse at an iron-ore mine in southeast Brazil has left at least nine people dead and up to 300 missing, officials said. ....

China has imposed anti-dumping duty on Indian and Japanese ortho-dichlorobenzene (ODCB) which will be effective from Wednesday. ....

The US State Department's top diplomat focused on Europe policy has resigned his post, effective February 15, media reported. ....

The second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to take place in Vietnam, with three candidate cities being under consideration, the US media reported on Sunday. ....