WHILE most dogs only get to see their local park, globe-trotting canine Oscar spends his days travelling the world. His ‘hound the world’ tour has seen him travel over 150,000 km (93,000 miles) - more than twice the circumference of the Earth.The intrepid pooch, who travels alongside ...

Pakistan, a nation beset by political tragedies for generations, now faces a new test of its national character: a natural calamity unprecedented in our history. Millions have been displaced and thousands have died in floods caused by unabated rain. The monsoons are destroying villages and exposing ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was believed to be making a rare trip to China on Monday aboard his personal armoured train, South Korean news reports said. Mr. Kims train arrived early Monday in the Chinese border town of Dandong, where some 200 Chinese soldiers and police had blocked traffic and ...