He said those killed in the fire included a firefighter and that the government would provide 10 million rupees ($36,000) in compensation to the family of each person killed. The fire started on Saturday at Gul Plaza,

Vietnam’s Communist Party has opened a meeting to decide the country's top leadership and policies for the next five years

Copper resumed gains as the dollar weakened on President Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs over Greenland, and China’s economic growth met the government target.

Treasury sanctions target Iran's shadow banking as Mojtaba Khamenei allegedly transferred $328 million overseas according to Treasury Department reports.

Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to be Japan’s prime minister, is hoping to seize on her popularity by calling a parliamentary election next month.

Russia has sentenced American Charles Zimmerman to five years in prison for illegally transporting weapons, a court said, noting that a rifle was found on his yacht after it docked in the port city of Sochi.

Police in South Africa say a school bus crash has killed at least 12 children.

Fighting broke out a day after a sweeping integration deal agreed responsibility for prisons housing ISIS detainees was to be transferred to Syria's government.