Russian energy firm delays imposing pre-payment regime for deliveries until June 9 after country pays $786m of its debt. Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned natural gas producer, has pushed back its ultimatum to Ukraine on... Read more »
Officials sworn in after Hamas and Fatah conclude negotiations for consensus administration. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Fatah and Hamas have unveiled a government of national consensus that will pave the way for... Read more »
It is unclear if soldier will be punished if US military finds he deserted his post, as he starts recovery process. A US soldier freed after five years in Taliban captivity faces... Read more »
Hyderabad to remain common capital for 10-year-period of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, from which it was carved out. India is celebrating the creation of its 29th state, Telangana, after Andhra Pradesh was... Read more »
Official says US defence secretary’s accusation of China destabilising Asia-Pacific region is intended to stir trouble. A senior Chinese military official has lashed out at the United States, saying its stance on... Read more »
At least 27 people have been killed in a shelling carried out by militants in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Some 80 more people were also injured on Monday after the militants... Read more »
Diplomatic steps go ahead despite Turkish court ruling to issue arrest warrants for Israelis involved in flotilla raid. Jerusalem – A ruling issued by an Istanbul court earlier this week seemed at first... Read more »
KANDAHAR: Two roadside bombings, minutes apart, killed an Afghan policeman and wounded four others in the southern city of Kandahar on Thursday, an Afghan officer said. Officer Shamsullha, who like many Afghans... Read more »
Three arrested, including two policemen, after two teenage Dalit cousins found dead in Uttar Pradesh state. Two teenage girls have been found dead, hanging from a tree in a northern Indian village... Read more »
Japanese PM says Pyongyang has agreed to reopen probe into kidnapping of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s. North Korea has agreed to reopen an investigation into the fate of Japanese... Read more »
Egypt’s former military chief Abdel Fattah al Sisi has won the majority of the votes in the country’s presidential election, according to results announced by his campaign. Sisi’s campaign said early Thursday that... Read more »
BAGHDAD: Attacks across Iraq killed 14 people on Wednesday, the latest in a months-long surge in violence that has left more than 4,000 people dead this year. The shootings and bombings struck... Read more »
Morocco says many migrants managed to cross after about 1,500 of them stormed border fence in enclave of Melilla. More than a thousand African migrants have stormed a border fence in Spain’s... Read more »
President Obama outlines pullout plan that will leave almost 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014. US President Barack Obama has announced a pullout plan for Afghanistan that will leave 9,800 troops in... Read more »
Confectionary giant in Muslim Southeast Asian nation launches probe after finding traces of pork DNA in chocolate. Chocolate maker Cadbury Malaysia has launched an investigation after two of its products were found... Read more »
Officials blame hot weather but analysts say boycott and apathy are responsible for low voter numbers. Egyptians have been given an extra day to cast their ballots in the country’s presidential election,... Read more »
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry criticized a U.S. State Department report about the general situation in the country as “lacking neutrality and objectivity,” refuting a total of 42 U.S. claims in detail. Bahrain witnessed... Read more »
Foreign secretaries to meet soon “to carry forward bilateral agenda”, Sharif says after attending Modi’s inauguration. Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s prime minister, has held formal talks with Narendra Modi as part of his... Read more »
At least 14 people were killed from a suicide bomb attack in Iraq’s capital Tuesday Iraqi officials told AFP that a suicide bomber detonated himself outside of a Shiite mosque in the downtown... Read more »
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday awarded 3G and 4G mobile spectrum licences to the successful mobile operating bidders and said that true development in the country was only possible through... Read more »
The presidential election session failed once again Thursday over lack of quorum, as Speaker Nabih Berri reiterated that Parliament would remain in open session until the end of the week to vote for a... Read more »
Tight security outside house of Ananthamurthy who allegedly received threatening calls for criticising PM-elect Modi. Security has been tightened outside the residence of Indian writer, UR Ananthamurthy, who has been receiving threatening... Read more »
Trip comes at a time of stalled peace talks and an increase in anti-Christian ‘price tag’ attacks by Jewish extremists. Beit Jala, West Bank – Pope Francis’ trip to the Holy Land this week... Read more »
Officials in Bosnia and Serbia say floods that killed scores and displaced half a million will cost countries billions. The cost of the recovery operation following devastating floods in the Balkans may... Read more »