Baghdad---Retaking the city of Tikrit, where jihadists have rigged streets and buildings with explosives, will require "major sacrifices" on the part of Iraqi...
Baghdad---Retaking the city of Tikrit, where jihadists have rigged streets and buildings with explosives, will require "major sacrifices" on the part of Iraqi...
Islamabad---Pakistan Saturday said it was preparing to evacuate its citizens and diplomatic staff stranded in Yemen, with two planes on standby. "Pursuant to...
British Prime Minister David Cameron Manchester, United Kingdom---British Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off his re-election campaign Saturday for May's tight poll by...
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Lausanne---German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday joined nuclear talks with Iran in Switzerland, saying the negotiations were...
Kiev---Ukraine government forces on Saturday accused pro-Russian separatists of using Grad multiple rocket launchers overnight in the country's war-torn east in violation of...
Kano, Nigeria---At least two people were killed in suspected Boko Haram attacks on polling stations in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, residents and an...
Sanaa---At least 200 UN staff and other expatriates were evacuated from the Yemeni capital on Saturday, as an Arab coalition pressed a bombing...
Aden---A series of heavy explosions at an arms depot rocked Yemen's second city Aden on Saturday, causing casualties, witnesses said. The blasts were...
Kuala Lumpur---Malaysian police arrested three leading opposition politicians in a bid to thwart a protest march on Saturday demanding the release of jailed...
Priyantha Sirisena Colombo---The youngest brother of Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena died in hospital Saturday after being attacked by an axe wielding acquaintance...
Maraba, Nigeria---Polling was supposed to have begun, but election officials were nowhere to be found, so one community on the outskirts of Nigeria's...
Singapore---More than 415,000 people, equivalent to over 12 percent of Singapore's citizens, have visited parliament to pay their respects to former prime minister...
Tokyo---Japanese whaling ships returned home from the Antarctic on Saturday for the first time in nearly 30 years with no catch onboard, after...
Hong Kong---Hundreds gathered next to the Hong Kong government headquarters on Saturday to mark the half-year anniversary of mass democracy protests and vowed...
Dubai---Arab air strikes against Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen could last up to six months, Gulf diplomatic officials said Saturday, voicing fears that they...
DOHA: The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has announced a temporary closure of all lanes in both directions of the East Industrial Road leading...
SHARM AL SHEIKH: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani along with the leaders of Arab countries took part in the...
Otuoke, Nigeria---Nigerians headed to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president in a knife-edge vote against a backdrop of security fears...
