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Iranian, Russian leaders to attend CICA summit in Shanghai

BEIJING: The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will attend the 4th summit of...

Brahimi resigns as UN-Arab League special envoy for Syria

NEW YORK: The UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi is to step down on May 31 over an international deadlock to end...

Turkish coal mine blast: Death toll climbs to 201, over 200 still trapped

ANKARA: An explosion occurred in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa that left at least 201 miners killed and 80...

25 workers killed in Turkish coal mine blast while 800 still trapped at 2 kilometres deep inside the mine

25 killed in Turkish coal mine blast while 800 still trapped at 2 kilometres deep inside the mine   ANKARA: An explosion occurred in a coal...

Narendra Modi to be India’s next PM: Exit polls

NEW DELHI: The Indian Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi is set to become the country’s next prime minister as Exit polls show that the Bharatiya...

Saudi FM invites his Iranian counterpart, says Riyadh ready to talk with Iran

RIYADH: The Saudi foreign minister Saud Al-Faisal said on Tuesday that an invitation has been sent to the Iranian foreign minister to visit the...

Bus crashes in Myanmar, 14 killed

YANGON: A bus went out of control, crashed into a bridge and fell onto a rail track in Myanmar killing at least 14 persons...

Iran, IAEA review progress in implementation of cooperation agreement

VIENNA: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iranian officials held a meeting in Vienna to review the progress in the implementation of their...

Nigeria declines to release Boko Haram militants for girls

ABUJA: The Nigerian government has declined to release Boko Haram militants for the release of dozens of kidnapped schoolgirls. In a statement, the Nigerian Interior...

Nigeria’s Boko Haram willing to exchange girls for prisoners

LAGOS: The Nigerian Islamist rebel group Boko Haram on Monday expressed its willingness to release the abducted school girls in exchange for prisoners. The group...

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