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South Sudan govt, rebels set to sign ceasefire agreement

ADDIS ABABA: A month-long deadly conflict in South Sudan is about to come to an end as the government and the rebels will sign...

UN reaffirms support for Pakistan in fight against terrorism

NEW YORK: The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has reaffirmed the UN support to the efforts of the Pakistani government to combat terrorism...

Russia not to interfere in Ukraine’s internal affairs: Putin’s spokesman

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Russia will not interfere in the internal affairs of Ukraine, an...

Ukrainian opposition gives 24-hour ultimatum to president for early elections

KIEV: The Ukrainian opposition has given a 24-hour ultimatum to President Viktor Yanukovych to announce early elections or face more popular rage in the...

Ukrainian President holds talks with opposition amid violent protests

KIEV: The Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich held negotiation with the opposition leaders and a working group in the presidential administration building on Wednesday as...

Thai protesters defy state of emergency, pro-government leader injured

BANGKOK: The anti-government protesters in Thailand took to the streets in the capital Bangkok on Wednesday despite the start of a 60-day state of...

Ukrainian police shot dead three anti-government protesters

KIEV: The Ukrainian police on Wednesday shot dead three anti-government protesters in the center of the capital Kiev during a rally organized in defiance...

Geneva II conference on Syria begins in Switzerland

MONTREUS: The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and the opposition will sit together at the negotiations table in Swiss city of Montreux on Wednesday...

Thai govt imposes 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok, surrounding provinces

BANGKOK: The Thai government on Tuesday imposed a 60-day state of emergency in the capital Bangkok and surrounding provinces from January 22 in a...

Sunanda Pushkar died of poisoning: Indian media

NEW DELHI: Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of the Indian minister of state for human resource Shashi Tharoor, died of poisoning, Indian media referring to...

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