World

Hassa (Turkey): Turkey shelled targets in northwest Syria on Monday and said it would swiftly crush the US-backed Kurdish YPG fighters who control the Afrin...

Brussels: The European Union assured President Mahmoud Abbas it supported his ambition to have East Jerusalem as capital of a Palestinian state, in the...

Baghdad: The Iraqi parliament on Monday set May 12 for elections the winner of which will face the daunting tasks of rebuilding Iraq after a three-year war...

Madrid/Copenhagen: Catalonia's parliament on Monday proposed Carles Puigdemont as its candidate for regional leader, dealing a blow to central...

Chennai (India): Often afraid to speak up about abuses that plague south India's textile and garment industry, workers will now have anonymous access to...

New Delhi: India's Supreme Court will hear an appeal on Tuesday against a controversial Bollywood film, for the second time in as many weeks, as two...

Occupied Jerusalem: US Vice President Mike Pence pointedly referred to occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Monday as he met the country's...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday instructed the army and police to shoot him if he became a dictator and stayed on beyond his term, a...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opened a new session of parliament on Monday with familiar promises for economic reform and stronger defence, but...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has arrested two men believed to have links with militant group IS, including one who allegedly walked around its capital armed with...