Tokyo--Five Japanese men became sick after eating poisonous puffer fish, an official said Tuesday, the latest victims of a delicacy seen as sophisticated...
Tokyo--Five Japanese men became sick after eating poisonous puffer fish, an official said Tuesday, the latest victims of a delicacy seen as sophisticated...
Geneva--US Secretary of State John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva Monday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov due to focus on the...
Brazzaville---Thousands of women staged a march for peace in the Republic of Congo's capital Brazzaville Sunday as pressure builds over mooted constitutional changes...
Kirkuk--Some 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded jihadist positions in and around Tikrit on Monday in the biggest offensive yet...
Washington---Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was awaited in Washington on Sunday for a "historic" quest to stop an international nuclear deal with Iran...
Tallinn---Estonia's governing Reform party won parliamentary elections Sunday fought amid concerns over a militarily resurgent Russia, official results showed. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves...
Beijing--Five of the 10 wealthiest people in Communist-ruled China are due to take part in two major political meetings starting this week, government...
Dhaka--Bangladesh's elite security force said they had arrested an Islamist Monday over last week's murder of the atheist American blogger Avijit Roy, accusing...
JEDDAH: Passport and security authorities in Saudi Arabia are implementing an intensive security campaign to crack down on residency violators, reported a Saudi...
Kiev---Ukraine's frontlines were relatively calm on Sunday ahead of high-level EU-mediated gas talks between Kiev and Moscow, as journalists mourned the killing by...
Abu Dhabi--A solar-powered plane made a third successful test flight in the United Arab Emirates on Monday ahead of a planned round-the-world tour...
Bogota---Colombia's ELN guerrillas released a mayor Sunday whom they kidnapped in December, the army said, amid preliminary talks between the rebels and government...
Geneva--More than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said Monday, decrying a "merciless...
Seoul--North Korea fired two missiles into the sea and vowed "merciless" retaliation Monday as the US and South Korea kicked off joint military...
Buenos Aires---Tens of thousands of supporters rallied Sunday for Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, days after a judge dismissed allegations brought against her by...
Washington---US forces are targeting the London man believed to be "Jihadi John," an Islamic State executioner, a senior Democratic senator said Sunday. London...
Yangon--A rare white elephant has been captured in Myanmar, state media said Monday, a creature traditionally seen as a sign of political good...
Aden--An overnight drone strike killed three suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, a country where the United States is the only power operating the...
