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Gaza crises: Hamas not to extend ceasefire with Israel

CAIRO, Egypt: A 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas ended on Friday while a senior Hamas official said that the Islamist group...

Hamas executes its leader on suspicion of spying

GAZA CITY: The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has reportedly executed its former spokesperson Ayman Taha on suspicion of spying for Egypt. Taha was found dead...

Russia grants three-year residence permit to Edward Snowden

MOSCOW: Russia has granted a three-year residence permit to Edward Snowden, a fugitive former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, RT quoted his lawyer...

Russia bans edible products from Australia, Canada, EU, US and Norway

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia bans edible products from Australia, Canada, the EU, the US and Norway as Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a...

US defence secretary pays three-day visit to India

NEW DELHI, India: The US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel will pay a three-day official visit to India beginning from Thursday, as part of high-level...

Iran, US set to hold nuclear talks in Geneva

GENEVA, Switzerland: Iran and the United States will hold talks over Tehran’s nuclear energy program in the Swiss capital of Geneva on Thursday. The Iranian...

NATO chief visiting Kiev on Thursday to hold Ukraine-NATO

  Monitoring Desk: NATO chief Anders Rasmussen  is visiting Kiev to hold meeting for Ukraine-NATO dialogue on Thursday. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Ukraine on...

Men with long beards and women with veils banned from boarding buses in Xinjiang province of China

BEIJING, China: The Chinese authorities have imposed a ban on people with head scarves, veils and long beards from boarding buses in Karamay city...

730,000 Eastern Ukrainians have taken refuge into Russia, says UNHCR

730,000 Eastern Ukrainians have taken refuge into Russia, says UNHCR Monitoring Desk: 730,000 Eastern Ukrainians have taken refuge into Russia, says UNHCR. UNHCR's director for Europe, Vincent Cochetel has...

86 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan over 24 hours

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least 86 Taliban militants have been killed and 71 others injured by the Afghan police units and the army in operations...

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