For nearly a century, thousands of massive stone urns scattered across north-central Laos have stood as one of archaeology’s most baffling enigmas. Local folklore said ancient giants had carved the hollowed-out megaliths to brew celebratory ric...

ISTANBUL - Iran lashed out at the United States on Saturday for refusing visas to some of its World Cup squad support staff as the players prepared to leave Turkey for Mexico.

PARIS - Bernadette Chirac, who has died aged 93, stood by her late husband and French president Jacques Chirac through thick and thin during 12 years as first lady, but also forged her own, more discreet, political career.

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at Russia early Saturday, leaving one person dead and setting an oil depot ablaze on the final day of the country’s flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg, officials said.

Police are hunting for the owner of a Nonthaburi townhouse where the decomposing body of a 28-year-old man was discovered earlier this week, as an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death continues.