Russian jets step up raids on rebel-held Idlib and rural Aleppo

Russian jets stepped up strikes on several towns in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province and rural Aleppo two days after the evacuation of rebels from...

Protests grip Maldives amid standoff with judges

Hundreds of protestors have taken to the streets in the Maldivian capital Male amid a standoff between President Mohamed Nasheed and the judiciary, officials...

UN court rules in favour of Qatar in dispute with UAE

THE HAGUE: The United Nations International Court of Justice has ruled in favour of Qatar in a dispute with the United Arab Emirates that...

Syria’s Assad rejects role in Houla massacre

President Bashar al-Assad dismissed on Sunday accusations his government had any role in the brutal Houla massacre, as he charged forces outside Syria of...

Moscow’s main airport closed after overnight snow

MOSCOW - Moscow's Domodedovo airport was closed and thousands of Muscovites were left without power on Sunday after a heavy overnight snowfall, the RIA Novosti news agency said.
It quoted an airport spokeswoman as saying flights at the airport, Russia's busiest, were halted after two electricity substations were knocked out. "The airport service is suspended," the spokeswoman, Elena Galanova, was quoted as saying, adding that it was not clear when operations would resume.

Obama vows to put more pressure on Assad

CALIFORNIA- As Syrian peace talks in Geneva appear to flounder, US President Barack Obama on Friday vowed to apply more pressure on the regime...

G20 sees need for ‘dialogue,’ fails to defuse trade war threat

BUENOS AIRES: The world’s financial leaders rejected protectionism on Tuesday and urged “further dialogue” on trade, but failed to defuse the threat of a...

UN warns attack on Yemen port threatens innocent civilians

CAIRO: The United Nations is warning that a military attack or siege by Yemeni pro-government forces supported by a US-backed, Saudi-led coalition on the...

Father of IS teen says Britain must take her back

DHAKA: The father of London teenager Shamima Begum, who married an Islamic State group militant in Syria, insisted in an interview with AFP on Monday...

Bangladesh deploys troops after attacks on Buddhists

Bangladesh sent in troops to guard Buddhist neighbourhoods on Monday after Muslim mobs carried out fresh attacks on temples and homes over Facebook photos...

Thousands of Indian farmers march to Mumbai seeking government support

MUMBAI: Tens of thousands of farmers from India’s western state of Maharashtra reached the state capital of Mumbai on Monday to protest what they...

Smooth Afghan election raises questions about Taliban’s strength

KABUL- A bigger-than-expected turnout in Afghanistan's presidential election and the Taliban's failure to significantly disrupt the vote has raised questions about the capacity of the...

4,000 people are evacuated as WWII bomb is defused in Hong Kong

WAN CHAI: A wartime bomb was defused in Hong Kong on Thursday after forcing a busy commercial district into lockdown, with roads closed and...

Netanyahu, Pompeo to meet Monday: Israeli PM’s office

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels later on Monday, the prime minister’s...

Avalanche kills three skiers in Uzbekistan

TASHKENT: Three skiers were killed in an avalanche in northeastern Uzbekistan on Monday, the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations said Tuesday. The accident took place on...

Israel presses deadly Gaza strikes, rockets hit Israel

Palestinian Interior Ministry says Israeli jets launched 21 strikes after midnight, destroying three mosques, one in the Zeitoun area, one in Jabaliya in the...

Harvard bans sexual relationship between staff and students

Harvard, one of America’s most prestigious universities, has told professors not to have sex with students following a review into sexual harassment policy. The Faculty...