World

Sydney: An Australian law firm has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of...

Washington: The White House was put on lockdown on Friday after shots reportedly were heard nearby while President Barack Obama was away at Andrews Air...

ANKARA:Turkey’s parliament on Friday approved stripping its members of immunity from prosecution, a move likely to see the pro-Kurdish opposition...

TAIPEI:Taiwan’s new president urged China on Friday to “drop the baggage of history” in an otherwise conciliatory inauguration speech that...

Islamabad: Pakistan has made a formal application to join a club of nuclear trading nations, the foreign ministry said on Friday, a move likely to lead to...

Islamabad: Afghanistan must limit military gains by the Taliban and offer incentives to the insurgents to revive a faltering peace effort, Pakistani’s...

KARACHI: Pakistani grave digger Shahid Baloch is taking no chances. Like many people in the port city of Karachi, he was caught out by the severity of last...

Baghdad: Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters who stormed into Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone and entered at least one government...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel's defence minister resigned on Friday, saying the nation was being taken over by "extremist and dangerous elements"...

Moscow: Russia has proposed to the US-led coalition that they stage joint airstrikes on Syrian rebels, including militant group Nusra Front, who are not...