German author sues Random House for not releasing book on Islam

BERLIN: A German author is taking Random House to court over the publisher’s decision not to release his latest book on Islam. The dispute between...

Hamburg attacker was known to security forces as Islamist: Germany’s minister

HAMBURG (Reuters) - The migrant who killed one person and injured six others in a knife attack in a Hamburg supermarket on Friday was...

France continues bombing Mali rebels, sends more troops

French fighter jets continued bombing Islamist rebels in Mali for a third day on Sunday as Paris sent more troops into the capital Bamako,...

Deadly clashes in Cairo as Egyptians rally

At least one person has been killed in clashes with police after thousands of opponents of President Mohamed Morsi returned to the streets of...

China issues code of conduct for its armed forces

  BEIJING: China issued a set of revised regulations on the fundamental rules governing the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which stress Xi Jinping thought on strengthening...

China moon rover ‘Jade Rabbit’ wakes from ‘nap’

BEIJING: China's lunar rover got back to work on the far side of the moon Thursday after waking from a five-day hibernation, its official social...

Israel would hit Iran to ensure its own survival: Netanyahu

JERSUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would be prepared to attack inside Iran if the Jewish state’s survival was at stake. “Our...

18 hospital patients die in flood-hit Indian state

Eighteen hospital patients died overnight in flood-hit Tamil Nadu, Indian health authorities said Friday, with local media reporting their ventilators stopped working when the...

Modi meditates as India mega polls near end

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a spiritual break on Saturday to a famous Himalayan pilgrimage site in an apparent last-ditch effort to...

China says ‘no such thing’ as man-made islands in South China Sea

There was “no such thing” as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday, and reiterated that any...

In parting shot, Obama prods India on religious freedom

NEW DELHI - U.S. President Barack Obama weighed in on one of India's most sensitive topics as he wound up a visit on Tuesday,...

Denmark set to become next European country to ban burqas

  Denmark looks set to become the next European country to restrict the burqa and the niqab, worn by some Muslim women, after most parties...

Bill Gates hopeful of more aid from China

The world’s richest man Bill Gates on Tuesday urged China to become a bigger player in foreign development following its success in lifting millions...

Romney says Trump is a fraud and needs to be stopped

Donald Trump’s nomination as the Republican presidential candidate would “greatly diminish” prospects for a safe and prosperous future for the United States, former Republican...

Iranian students threw a graduation dance party, it cost them 99 lashes each!

It happens behind closed doors in Iran all the time: Young people get together to play music, flirt and generally relax, hidden away from...

Former US President George HW Bush hospitalised

Former US President George HW Bush has been hospitalised in Houston, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU television reported on Wednesday, citing his office chief of...

Rohingya returnees won’t be kept in camps ‘forever’: Myanmar official

A Myanmar official in Rakhine state said Saturday that Rohingya refugees who return will not be held in newly-built camps "forever," as concerns mount...