A blistering US heatwave is forecast to intensify this weekend, with warnings issued across the south-west.

Seven people have died and thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes due to flooding in South Korea.

While condemning the recent burning of a Quran in Sweden, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that it is a violation of the Freedom of Worship and questioned why the Human Rights Council in Geneva has remained silent on this issue.

The latest consistory comes as Francis continues to handpick those who would choose his successor.

DHAKA, July 10 -- Thai Airways will be operating double daily flights on Dhaka-Bangkok route from July 16.

A Russian rocket has hit an apartment building in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, killing at least three people, the local mayor has said.

Israeli forces have started withdrawing from Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, a defence source says.

A special programme organized by the International Centre for Foreign Studies (ICFS), was held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel to issue spot admissions to students seeking higher education in foreign countries.

Attackers in France tried to set fire to the home of a suburban Paris mayor's home overnight and fired rockets at the official's fleeing wife and children.