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Maliki vows to seek third term as Iraq’s PM

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said that he will never give up seeking a third term in office despite domestic and...

India, Nepal to discuss military equipment supply in security talks

KATHMANDU: India and Nepal will hold their eleventh meeting of the bilateral consultative group on security issues in Kathmandu starting from Sunday. In the two-day...

Sectarian unrest compels police to impose curfew in Myanmar’s Mandalay city

MANDALAY: A curfew was put in place in the Myanmar’s second largest city of Mandalay to bring the situation under control after sectarian conflict...

Iran, world powers resume nuclear talks in Vienna

VIENNA: Iran and the six world powers have resumed talks in Vienna, aimed at drafting a comprehensive deal to resolve the decade-long standoff over...

Two killed in violence between Buddhists, Muslims in Myanmar

YANGON: At least two persons were killed on Thursday during communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Mandalay city of Myanmar, a country shaken...

India lodges protest with US over NSA spying on BJP

NEW DELHI: In response to reports that the US spy agency was allowed in 2010 to carry out surveillance on the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Four killed after cargo plane crashes in Nairobi

NAIROBI, Kenya: A Fokker 50 cargo plane crashed into a two-storey commercial building in Utawala area of Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday that left...

Eight killed as suicide blast targets Afghan military bus in Kabul

KABUL: A suicide bomber targeted a bus carrying Afghan military personnel in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least eight persons including five air force...

Muslim mass grave in Sri Lanka: Digging postponed till August 18

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan authorities postponed the digging of a mass grave containing the bodies of nearly 100 Muslims killed by Tamil Tiger rebels...

Turkish presidential election 2014: Tayyip Erdogan named as candidate

ANKARA: The incumbent Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been nominated by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) as its candidate for...

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