A fire broke out on Sunday in a building near Dubai's iconic skyscaper, the Burj Khalifa, officials said. ....

Mudslides killed more than 200 people after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow in Colombia's Putumayo province, authorities said. ....

The Chinese government on Sunday urged US President Donald Trump to analyse the trade deficit with Beijing on the basis of international standards, after he signed two executive orders to combat trade abuses of other countries. ....

At least 18 live streaming apps have been closed in China for disseminating illegal content, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Sunday. ....

At least 20 persons were killed and three injured by the custodian of a shrine in Sargodha city of Pakistan on Sunday morning, officials said. ....

The glaciers and ice caps that dot the edges of the Greenland coast are not likely to recover from the melting they are experiencing now, new research has found. ....

Gilbert Baker, the San-Francisco-based artist who created the rainbow flag as a symbol for the gay community, has died. He was 65. ....

Educated people refusing to vaccinate their children during polio campaigns across Pakistan is an unfortunate situation, an official has said. ....

Demonstrators in the Paraguayan capital Asuncion stormed the National Congress building in a protest against senators' closed-door vote to allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election. ....

An Indian student was beaten up on a tram in Poland in an apparent racist attack. The Indian government said it is enquiring into all aspects of the incident. ....