YANGON: Myanmar President Thein Sein yesterday called for “mutual trust” between the ruling regime and the people in his first New Year address...
YANGON: Myanmar President Thein Sein yesterday called for “mutual trust” between the ruling regime and the people in his first New Year address...
TOKYO: Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday told his special envoy to Seoul to work to improve ties with South Korea, describing...
New Delhi: Most parts of north India reeled under bitter cold conditions on the New Year’s day, temperatures dipping below freezing point in...
Hyderabad: The New Year began on a tragic note with nine people, including revellers, getting killed in four separate road accidents in Andhra...
New Delhi: Indian Police Service officer Syed Asif Ibrahim yesterday took over as chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), becoming the first from...
New Delhi: India and Pakistan yesterday exchanged a list of their nuclear facilities and their nationals lodged in each others’ jails. This is...
Shillong: A Bangladeshi spy was arrested in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district when he sneaked into India, an official said yesterday. “Gorango Hajong,...
Syrian refugees carry aid and rations at the Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria,...
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will stop imprisoning expatriates for writing cheques that bounce, Abu Dhabi daily The National reported yesterday, citing...
People inspect the site of a fire in Kuwait City’s Mubarakiya Market, yesterday. A major fire broke out in the morning hours at...
CAIRO: Leading members of Egypt’s hardline Islamist movement unveiled a new political party yesterday, pointing to new rivalries that could split the Islamist...
DUBAI: Iran has warned off foreign surveillance planes that have tried to approach its forces during naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz,...
tel aviv: Israel’s Jewish population has passed the symbolically significant 6 million mark for the first time - equivalent to the number of...
ANKARA: Turkey’s intelligence services are in talks with jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan for disarming his PKK group in a bid to bring...
CAIRO: An Egyptian satirist who made fun of President Mohammed Mursi on television has been accused of undermining his standing and will be...
Saudi Desert Hawks pilots perform during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) air force cadets, at...
ROSEIRES, Sudan: A torrent of water surged yesterday into Sudan’s Blue Nile river as President Omar Hassan Al Bashir inaugurated the expanded Roseires...
GAZA CITY: The Gaza branch of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party has started celebrations of its 48th anniversary in the Hamas-ruled territory,...
