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13 Indian policemen killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh state

PATNA, India: At least 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel including two officers were killed and more than a dozen injured in an...

Afghan president plans security reforms

KABUL, Afghanistan: As part of reforms in the security system of Afghanistan, the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai plans to suspend senior civilian and...

US to lose most if talks over Iran’s nuclear program fail: Khamenei

TEHRAN, Iran: The leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that it will be the United States which will lose...

US defence secretary Chuck Hagel resigns

WASHINGTON: The US defence secretary Chuck Hagel has tendered his resignation which has also been accepted by the President Barack Obama, a US senior...

Al-Shabab militants kill 28 non-Muslims in northeastern Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab has killed 28 non-Muslims in northeastern Kenya on early Saturday. The incident took place in an area, 50...

Bahrain holds first legislative elections after 2011 popular uprising

MANAMA, Bahrain: The polling for the first parliamentary and municipal elections in Bahrain is underway on Saturday despite a boycott by the Shia opposition. The...

Obama to visit India in January to attend Republic Day celebrations

WASHINGTON: The US President Barack Obama will undertake an official visit to India in January next year, his second as the US president while...

Japanese prime minister dissolves lower house of parliament

TOKYO, Japan: The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dissolved the parliament, paving the way for fresh elections which are expected in mid-December. The announcement...

Five women, child killed as riots occur in northern India

CHANDIGARH, India: At least five women and an 18-month-old child were killed while more than 100 people including police officers were injured in riots...

Japan likely to hold parliament elections in mid-December

TOKYO, Japan: Japan is likely to hold parliamentary elections on December 14 as the country’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Tuesday. Talking to media...

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