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Blast near church in southern Baghdad, 15 mostly Christian killed

BAGHDAD: A car bomb went off near a church in Doura district located in southern Baghdad after a Christmas service on Wednesday, killing at...

Bangladesh opposition urges people to stage protest against Jan 5 polls

DHAKA: The leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the country’s main opposition party, Khaleda Zia has urged the people to march to the capital...

Yingluck Shinawatra proposes reform council to end Thailand’s political crisis

BANGKOK: The Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has proposed the creation of a national reform council as a part of her efforts to bring...

UN seeks Pakistan support for South Sudan

ISLAMABAD: The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a part of his contacts with world leaders‚...

Kalashnikov dies at 94

  "I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists ... I would prefer to have invented a machine that...

One in five living in extreme poverty in the world: Research report

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup's self-reported household income data across 131 countries indicate that more than one in five residents (22%) live on $1.25 per day or...

Thailand February elections: protesters prevent political parties from registration

BANGKOK: In an effort to disrupt the February 2 elections, hundreds of protesters on Monday surrounded a stadium in Bangkok where representatives of political...

Obama to veto Iran sanctions bill: White House

WASHINGTON: The US President Barack Obama will veto a bill introduced in the Senate seeking new sanctions on Iran because it will undermine the...

Apollo Theater London Ceiling collapsed

A rescue operation is in process as a portion of the ceiling of the Apollo theatre in London's West End collapsed whil  a performance...

India takes retaliatory steps against US for arrest of its diplomat

NEW DELHI: The Indian government took a series of retaliatory measures against the United States over the arrest of one of its diplomats in...

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