China, Russia urge end to North Korea vicious cycle

The Chinese and Russian foreign ministers called for a peaceful end to the “vicious cycle” on the Korean peninsula as they met in New...

China offers rewards for online ‘terrorist’ tip-offs

China has pledged to reward people who report online “terrorist” content up to 100,000 yuan (10,471 pounds) for each tip off, after giving out...

French journalists charged with bid to blackmail Morocco king

Two French investigative journalists have been charged in Paris with trying to blackmail the king of Morocco, legal sources said Saturday. Eric Laurent and Catherine...

China jails fugitive smuggling king for life

A Chinese court on Friday handed a life sentence to Lai Changxing, the head of a vast smuggling operation who spent 12 years on...

Aid enters Syria’s besieged Eastern Ghouta after strikes

  A convoy carrying food and medical aid entered Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, the United Nations said, in a rare humanitarian delivery that comes...

China media laud Xi’s British visit

Chinese media Thursday trumpeted President Xi Jinping's visit to Britain, running triumphant coverage of the trip at odds with Western accusations that London has...

Breivik offers apology to his non-political victims

Anders Behring Breivik, who took 77 lives in attacks last July, said Monday he wanted to apologise for killing “innocent” people in his Oslo...

Trump to call on Pentagon, diplomats to play bigger role on arms sales: sources

The Trump administration is nearing completion of a new “Buy American” plan that calls for US military attaches and diplomats to help drum up...

Brahimi urges political fix in Syria

UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has said that Syria faces a choice between 'hell or a political process', urging the international community to...

Cameron promises vote on EU membership

David Cameron, the British prime minister, has promised to give the Brish people a straight referendum choice on whether to stay in the European...

Danish police kill suspect behind Copenhagen shootings

Danish police shot and killed a man early Sunday who likely carried out shooting attacks at a free speech event and a synagogue in...

Syria rebels seize military base, kill 35 govt troops

Syrian rebels have taken full control of a sprawling military base that they stormed two days ago in the country’s north, killing at least...

Myanmar holds peace talks with ethnic groups

Myanmar's government has held peace talks with a federation of ethnic groups to try to resolve issues including the conflict in the northern state...

Indian opposition slams Modi for ‘communal, irresponsible’ comment about Ramzan

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came under harsh criticism for his poisonous and communal comments about the Holy Month of Ramzan. Narendra Modi...

Indian Maoist guerrilla Kishenji killed

Police on Thursday killed one of India’s most wanted Maoist guerrillas in a major blow to the armed leftwing insurgency which has spread across...

10 killed in Iraq car bomb

A car bomb in a market in confessionally mixed Diyala province, north of Baghdad, killed 10 people and wounded at least 20 on Thursday,...

Deporting ‘Dreamers’ not top priority: US Homeland Security chief

Deporting immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children will not be a top federal law enforcement priority even if lawmakers do...