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WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama vowed to veto any new bill by Congress to impose new sanctions against Iran, and urged lawmakers to provide...

GENEVA: Syrian deputy foreign minister Faisal Meqdad said on Tuesday that the United States is not interested in the political solution to Syrian crisis. “The...

KIEV: A special session of the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday cancelled some controversial anti-protest laws that sparked massive violent demonstrations in the country.The development...

CAIRO: A senior Egyptian Interior Ministry official was shot dead outside his home in the capital Cairo on Tuesday, a foreign news agency citing...

KIEV: Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov on Tuesday submitted his resignation, a move motivated by efforts to peacefully resolve the current crisis in the...

KIEV: A special session of the Ukrainian parliament will address harsh anti-protest laws on Tuesday after the country’s President Victor Yanukovych agreed to repeal...

GENEVA: The Syrian peace talks in Geneva on Monday between delegations representing the Bashar al-Assad-led government and foreign-backed opposition hit a deadlock over divisive...

BANGKOK: The leader of Thai anti-government protesters Suthep Thaugsuban on Monday refused to negotiate with the government over providing access to ministries and state...

KABUL: The Afghan government would release a first group of suspected Taliban militants held in Bagram prison within two weeks, a top Afghan government...

TUNIS: The Tunisia's national assembly has approved a new constitution of the country, ending a deadlock triggered by the assassinations of opposition leaders Chokri...