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Syria vows to destroy its chemical weapons

DAMASCUS: Syria has vowed to destroy its chemical weapons but said that the plan will cost around $1 billion and take about a year...

Iran will never attempt to seek nuclear weapons: Rouhani

TEHRAN: Iran will never attempt to develop nuclear weapons, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, adding that his administration has full authority to make...

Six killed as train collides with bus in Canadian capital

OTTAWA: At least six persons were killed and 11 others injured when a passenger train collided with a double-decker city bus in Ottawa, the...

Russia to present evidence about chemical weapons’ use by Syrian rebels to UNSC: FM

MOSCOW: Russia plans to present evidence handed over by the Syrian government about the use of chemical weapons by foreign-backed militants in an attack...

150 Boko Haram militants killed in Nigeria’s northeast: army claims

LAGOS: The Nigerian military on Wednesday claimed to have killed about 150 militants in a military strike on a Boko Haram camp in the...

Brazilian President calls off US visit over NSA spying allegations

BRASILIA: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday announced to call off a highly-anticipated meeting with US President Barack Obama in response to the US...

Syria gives Russia new evidence of rebels’ involvement in Syria chemical attack

MOSCOW: Syria on Wednesday handed over the additional evidence regarding the use of chemical weapons by foreign-backed militants in an attack in the suburbs...

UN General Assembly session begins

NEW YORK: The UN General Assembly began on Tuesday its 68th session at the UN Headquarters in New York to discuss a wide range...

Tony Abbott sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister

CANBERRA: Tony Abbott was formally sworn in as Australia's new prime minister on Wednesday, days after his national liberal coalition won a majority in...

Egypt police arrest Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad

CAIRO: The Egyptian police on Tuesday took into custody Gehad el-Haddad, spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, as part of the army-installed government's crackdown against...

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