The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly Thursday to grant European Union candidate status to embattled Ukraine.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that “group politics”, “bloc confrontation” and military alliances will lead only to “wars and conflicts”.

Sri Lankan PM told lawmakers that country's debt-laden economy has collapsed after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity.

Torrential rains continued to batter several parts of southern China, worsening the flood situation, pushing swollen rivers to overflow banks.

In Afghanistan, 280 people lost their lives and 600 others injured in an earthquake in the Barmala, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts.

In Britain, thousands of Railway staff have gone on a strike over a pay dispute with the government.