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28 injured as blast hits Thai opposition protest march

BANGKOK: At least 28 persons were injured in a bomb blast that struck an anti-government protest march in the Thai capital Bangkok on Friday.The...

20th session of al-Quds committee begins in Morocco

MARRAKESH: The twentieth session of the al-Quds committee, an offshoot of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), will be held on Friday in...

Iran willing to take part in Geneva II conference but unconditionally: Zarif

MOSCOW: Iran said on Thursday that it wants to participate in the upcoming Geneva II talks on the Syrian crisis but any preconditions set...

Egypt constitution overwhelmingly approved

CAIRO: The Egypt’s interior ministry has said that preliminary results of the two-day referendum on a new constitution showed that 95 percent of participants...

Afghanistan appoints first ever female police chief

KABUL: A 50-year-old Colonel Jamila Bayaz has been appointed as first female district police chief in Kabul, one of the most important areas of...

US forces kill several Afghan civilians including children

KABUL: US forces have killed a number of Afghan civilians including children and injured several others in the country’s northern Parwan Province, prompting Afghan...

15 killed as suicide bombing targets Iraqi funeral

BAGHDAD: At least 15 persons were killed while 18 others sustained injuries when a suicide attack occurred at a funeral in the town of...

One coalition member killed by militants in eastern Afghanistan: NATO

KABUL: One International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service member was killed during a shootout with the militants in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, a statement...

Devyani Khobragade seeks dismissal of case against her

NEW YORK: A lawyer for Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has filed a petition before a US judge in New York, seeking the dismissal of...

Thai prime minister reiterates she won’t resign

BANGKOK: Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday reiterated that she would not resign as the anti-government protesters blocked key roads in the capital...

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