‘By 2030, the country’s water demand is projected to be twice the available supply’ India is suffering from the worst water crisis in its history and around 600 million people face a severe water shortage, according to a government think tank. Approximately 200,000 people die every year due to inadequate ...

Tokyo (CNN)A strong earthquake hit the Japanese city of Osaka during morning rush hour Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 40, Japan’s government says. The 5.3 magnitude quake shook Osaka, on Japan’s main Honshu Island, around 8 a.m. Monday local time (7 p.m. Sunday ET) according to the ...

Populist parties’ ambitious fiscal plans have put them on a collision course with Brussels The majority of Italians want two things: new political leadership and the euro. The question is whether they can have both. The point about new leadership is uncontroversial. The country’s two ruling populist parties, the League ...

Landmark meeting in Singapore viewed as ‘little more than a publicity stunt’ by sceptical Tehran after US president Donald Trump’s withdrawal from 2015 Iran deal Iran has told North Korea’s Kim Jong-un not to trust US President Donald Trump after the pair’s historic meeting, warning the American leader could “cancel ...

The US and North Korean leaders have signed an agreement after historic talks held in Singapore. Trump and Kim arrived in the signing room, walking in together and taking seats at the table. Trump said the pair were signing a “very important document, a pretty comprehensive document”. Kim said: “Today ...

Nasa’s Curiosity rover has found organic matter preserved on Mars, in a discovery that could suggest it was once home to life. The molecules represent an intriguing suggestion that Mars has been far more alive than we ever knew. While the discovery does not shed light on whether Mars was ...

Satellite imagery shows that North Korea razed some facilities used for testing ballistic missiles, according to US website 38 North Satellite imagery shows that North Korea razed some facilities used for testing ballistic missiles last month after declaring it was suspending nuclear explosions and missile launches, according to the US ...

Experts believe tracks made my mystery animal are earliest ever uncovered Scientists in China have discovered what they claim are the oldest fossilised animal footprints ever found. The parallel tracks were formed in mud up to 551 million years ago in southern China’s Yangtze Gorges. They potentially date to 10 ...

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday appointed a new prime minister, the royal palace said, naming a leading reformer as head of government in hopes of quelling the largest anti-government protests in recent years. Cabinet member Omar Razzaz, a Harvard-educated former senior World Bank official, replaced Hani ...

‘Tehran will attack 10 times more if attacked by enemies,’ Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the country’s atomic energy body to prepare for an increase in uranium enrichment capacity if a nuclear deal with world powers falls apart after the US pulled out. Tensions ...