The Syrian army announced the country's second city Aleppo has been fully recaptured from rebel fighters, the government's biggest victory in the nearly...
The Syrian army announced the country's second city Aleppo has been fully recaptured from rebel fighters, the government's biggest victory in the nearly...
Ramallah: Two Palestinian prisoners held by Israel ended a 90-day hunger strike yesterday after agreement was reached with Israeli authorities for their release...
Cairo: An appeals court yesterday suspended a prison sentence for Egypt's former anti-corruption chief, who was convicted of exaggerating the economic impact of...
Jerusalem/United Nations: US President-elect Donald Trump echoed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in urging the Obama administration to veto a UN Security Council...
Jerusalem: Under heavy Israeli pressure, Egypt yesterday delayed an expected UN vote on a proposed Security Council resolution that sought to condemn Israeli...
Lagos: Nigerian troops have rescued 1,880 civilians from a Boko Haram redoubt in the restive northeast in the past week and arrested hundreds...
Tokyo: Japan said yesterday it has paid millions of dollars in Unesco annual funding dues after holding back the payment over a World...
Beijing: A revised draft of China's policing law could give officers the power to use firearms against peaceful protesters, Human Rights Watch said...
Phnom Penh: Cambodian officials have seized 1.5 tonnes of illegal ivory and animal parts hidden in a timber shipment from Mozambique that was...
Geneva: Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos faces an acute water crisis that is creating unacceptable conditions for millions of people, according to an independent...
Peshawar: The geological seismic surveys have revealed that around 20 trillion cubic feet natural gas can be explored in different blocks in the...
Beijing:Smoggy skies turned clear in parts of China yesterday after nearly a full week of severe pollution which saw scores of flights cancelled...
Manila: President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday threatened to "whack" the Philippines' money laundering council, a regulatory body headed by the central bank governor, accusing...
Beijing: China has begun daily civilian charter flights to Woody Island in the disputed South China Sea after approved the airport there for...
Kathmandu: Nepal's former king has warned that national unity is under attack, making a rare public statement after protests sparked by proposed changes...
Islamabad: President Mamnoon Hussain yesterday said he has never attended school and has missed out on the joys of school. The president was...
Islamabad: In a major reshuffle of the federal bureaucracy, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday approved new assignments for about a dozen grade-22...
New Delhi: Taking a step towards making India cleaner, Minister of Urban Development (MoUD) M Venkaiah Naidu yesterday launched a Google Map toilet...
