Reuters

NEW YORK: A World Bank report has stated that Economies across the world could shrink dramatically by mid-century as fresh water grows scarce due to climate change. 

LONDON: The European Union's highest court has upheld a tough EU law that will standardize cigarette packs, ban menthol flavoring and restrict e-cigarette advertising.

LOS ANGELES: A solar-powered airplane midway through a historic bid to circle the globe completed the 10th leg of its journey on Monday, landing in Arizona after a 16-hour flight from California, the project team said.

STUTTGART, GERMANY: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday that Washington and its allies had agreed to do more in their campaign to defeat Islamic State.

MAKHMOUR, Iraq: For Iraqis living in the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, news is dwindling about the U.S.-backed army massing to the south for an assault on the city that could begin this year.

MANILA: The son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos is participating in vice presidential election next week.  

For elderly people in Hong Kong, long term exposure to fine-particle air pollution is tied to an increased risk of dying from many cancers, including liver and pancreatic cancer, in addition to the expected lung cancer risk, according to a new study.

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "repercussions" if he does not stick to a ceasefire brokered by Russia and the United States and move forward with a political transition aimed at ending Syria's war.

ISTANBUL: Nobel prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk has said that Turkey is using the charge of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan to intimidate his opponents and silence dissent.

Yoga seems to provide small improvements in symptoms and quality of life in people with asthma, according to a new review.