World

Hong Kong/Vatican City: A landmark deal between China's leaders and the Vatican over the appointment of bishops has been struck without Beijing taking...

Erbil/Sulaimaniya, Iraq: Kurds voted in a parliamentary election in their semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq on Sunday, with political dynasties...

Islamabad: After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's main opposition political group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), "strongly" wants to take part in national...

United Nations: North Korea's foreign minister told the United Nations on Saturday continued sanctions were deepening its mistrust in the United States...

Cologne(Germany): Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wrapped up an ill-tempered visit to Germany on Saturday with a visit to Cologne, where a security...

Washington/New York: The United States announced on Friday it will effectively close its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra and relocate diplomatic...

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party began gathering for its annual conference on Saturday, bitterly divided over her plans to...

Dubai: A senior Iranian parliamentarian on Saturday criticised security personnel for failing to act decisively to stop a shooting attack that killed 25...

Barcelona: Thousands of people demonstrating both for and against Catalan independence shut down parts of central Barcelona on Saturday, two days before the...