Thailand edged closer yesterday to banning glyphosate and two other controversial pesticides despite protests from farmers in a multi-billion-dollar agriculture industry aiming to be the “kitchen of the world”.

California firefighters worked through the night into yesterday morning to tackle a pair of wildfires threatening people’s homes.

Botswana today holds an election that will present the first genuine challenge to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in its five decades of dominance over southern Africa’s wealthiest and most stable nation.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, suffering from “unbearable pain” in his spine after a motorcycle accident, is cutting short a trip to Japan, his spokesman said yesterday.

President Sebastian Pinera convened a meeting with leaders of Chile’s political parties yesterday in the hope of finding a way to end street violence that has claimed 15 lives, as anti-government campaigners threatened new protests.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday met Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee and said “India is proud of his accomplishments”.

Nearly 300,000 employees of state-run banks went on strike yesterday against government plans to consolidate the sector through mergers as part of efforts to ensure stronger balance sheets.

Norwegian police said yesterday that they arrested an armed man who stole an ambulance in Oslo then ran down and slightly injured four pedestrians, including twin babies.

Boris Johnson’s plan to fast-track his Brexit deal through parliament in time for next week’s October 31 deadline has been rejected by MPs, even after he threatened to pull his deal and press for a general election.

Russia's navy said Tuesday it had discovered five new islands revealed by melting glaciers in the remote Arctic.

Germany's defence minister has suggested creating a security zone in northern Syria to protect displaced civilians and ensure the fight continues against Islamic State militants ...

The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that Croatia joins the border-free Schengen area, more than four years after the Balkan country applied for membership.