KABUL: Afghanistan’s government, increasingly at odds with Washington, is cracking down on advertisements that promote keeping United States troops in the country after...
KABUL: Afghanistan’s government, increasingly at odds with Washington, is cracking down on advertisements that promote keeping United States troops in the country after...
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani cleric with close ties to the Taliban said yesterday he would no longer act as a government-backed peace broker with...
Liu Chunxia, a supporter of Xu Zhiyong, one of China’s most prominent rights advocates, is detained by policemen as she gathers with other...
The Leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, Sam Rainsy, (centre) and others pray during the 10th death anniversary of labour leader Chea...
UDON THANI: A leading pro-government activist was shot and wounded yesterday in Thailand’s northeast, a stronghold of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, as a...
MANILA: The Philippine government and Muslim rebels said Tuesday they were optimistic of clearing the final hurdle to ending a deadly decades-old rebellion,...
SINGAPORE: North Korea remains Washington’s “number one security concern” in Asia, the US Pacific Fleet commander said yesterday, despite simmering territorial disputes elsewhere...
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Human error likely caused a glitch in China’s Great Firewall that saw millions of Internet users ironically rerouted to the homepage of...
HONG KONG: Relatives of top Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping and former premier Wen Jiabao have used offshore tax havens to hide...
DOHA: HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met here today with former French...
DAVOS: Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC) is in talks with several U.S. firms to invest in the U.S. shale gas industry, and expects to...
DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Wednesday adding 32.22 points or 0.29 percent to advance to 11,179.61 points from 11,147.39 on...
DAVOS: Dubai retail group Majid Al Futtaim plans to invest about $2.3 billion in Egypt over the next few years, its chief executive...
DAVOS: Struggling Internet giant Yahoo! will see more users accessing its services by mobile in 2014 than classic desktops, chief executive Marissa Mayer...
SHARJAH: A Sri Lankan man has been executed by firing squad in the UAE emirate of Sharjah for murdering an Emirati man eight...
DOHA: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Janos Martonyi stressed his country's desire to strengthen its relations with the State of Qatar and...
DOHA: President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita arrived in Doha on Wednesday on a several-day official visit to Qatar. The President of Mali...
QUETTA: At least six Pakistani police officers were killed Wednesday while escorting a Spanish tourist as he cycled through the highly volatile southwestern...