Russian air strikes batter Syria's rebel-controlled Idlib: monitor

Beirut: Russian warplanes battered Syria’s rebel-controlled Idlib on Tuesday for the first time in three weeks, a war monitor said, as expectations mo...

Palestinian and Jordan reject confederation trial balloon

Amman: Jordanian and Palestinian officials, experts and activists are united in their opposition to a confederation that precedes the end of Israeli o...

Iraqi parliament fails to choose speaker in first session

Iraq's parliament held its first session since May's national election on Monday but failed to elect a speaker, what should have been the first step t...

Afghanistan: At least 21 Taliban militants killed in clash

At least 21 Taliban militants were killed in a clash with Afghan security forces in Afghanistan's Paktia province.TOLOnews quoted officials as saying ...

Google announces new AI technology to fight online child sexual abuse

San Francisco: US tech giant Google announced on Monday that it is employing a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to combat online spreading ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping announces another USD 60 bn aid for Africa

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday announced a whopping USD 60 billion in new development financing for the African nations as he sought ...

Pakistani lawmakers to elect a new President today

Pakistani lawmakers will elect a new President today. The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party's candidate Arif Alvi is expected to win as the Opposi...

Spanish PM proposes referendum on greater Catalan autonomy

Spain's Prime Minister yesterday proposed holding a referendum in Catalonia on greater autonomy for the wealthy region but ruled out allowing a vote o...

Pakistan: US aid cut was money owed, not assistance

Pakistan FM $300m cancelled by the US was money which Pakistan spent through its own resources.The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Sunday...

LGBT rights: Malaysia women caned for attempting to have lesbian sex

Two Malaysian women convicted of attempting to have lesbian sex in a car have been caned in a religious court.The Muslim women, aged 22 and 32, were e...

Almost 50 troops killed in Boko Haram raid on army post

Nigeria -- The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military sources said on Monday. ...

At least 10 people injured in acid attack during Congress’ victory rally in Karnataka

Tumakuru: At least 10 people were injured after an acid like substance was thrown at them during a victory celebration of Congress candidate Inayatull...

French children go back to school without their mobile phones

French children who are going back to school Monday after summer vacation will have to do so without their mobile phones.The government passed a law b...

Iraq’s new parliament meets as rival blocs vie for majority

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s newly-elected parliament held its first session on Monday as two blocs, both claiming to hold the most seats, vied for the right to fo...

Brazil: Massive fire breaks out at 200-year-old museum in Rio de Janeiro

The National Museum of Brazil has more than 20 million items in its collection – including dinosaur bones and a 12,000-year old human skeleton.A huge ...

400 prisoners break out of Tripoli jail as fighting between armed militias intensifies

Many of them were convicted for murders during an uprising against Muammar Gaddafi’s government in 2011.At least 400 prisoners broke out of a jail in ...

First Bollywood movie released in Saudi Arabia

Gold, a newly-released box office blockbuster in India, has become the first ever Bollywood film to release in Saudi Arabia.Starring megastar Akshay K...

China blocks Australian state broadcaster's website: ABC

Sydney: China has blocked access to the website of Australia's national broadcaster for breaching Beijing's internet rules and regulations, ABC said o...

India ends Asian Games campaign with record 69 medals

India never had it so good in the Asian Games that is considered next only to the Olympic Games.The best-ever medal haul at the 2018 Asian Games is a ...

Asian Games 2018: Jinson Johnson says he was not surprised when Manjit Singh beat him in 800m final

 It was disappointing for Jinson Johnson not to win the 800m but the 1500m Asiad champion was far from surprised that compatriot Manjit Singh pip...

Mystery of Myanmar 'ghost ship' solved

The mystery of a "ghost ship" found drifting near Myanmar has been solved.The Myanmar navy says the empty cargo ship was being tugged to a ship-breaki...

Car Bomb Strikes Somali Capital

Witnesses in the Somali capital say a car bomb exploded near a compound in Mogadishu’s Hawlwadag district Sunday.Dr. Abdulkadir Abdirahman Aden of Mog...

Samsung unveils 34-inch curved monitor at IFA

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its CJ79 34-inch curved monitor, the first of its kind to feature Intel’s Thunderbolt 3 connectivity at IFA 2018, a m...

IKEA Bahrain to open on Sept 5

IKEA Bahrain, set to be the Swedish furniture giant's largest store in the region, will open to the public on September 5, it has been revealed. ...

Abu Dhabi's $1.2bn mall development enters fast-track

Work is in full swing at Abu Dhabi's $1.2-billion Reem Mall, a leading retail, dining and leisure destination coming up in the UAE capital, with more ...

Saudi Arabia admits ‘mistakes’ in airstrike that killed 40 Yemeni children

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has expressed regret over an airstrike that killed dozens of children in the northern...

McCain’s daughter takes shot at Trump during eulogy

“We gather here to mourn the passing of American greatness — the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gav...

BREAKING NEWS: Hawaii volcano eruption: STUNNING new time-lapse shows ENORMOUS expansion of Kilauea

Donald Trump will visit Ireland "to renew deep and historic ties"

He will come to our shores as part of a trip to Europe which includes his participation in the armistice commemorations in Paris on November 11.This w...

Emirati women become a powerful force on UAE’s cultural scene

Never one to mince words, Nayla Al Khaja, the United Arab Emirates’ first female director and producer seems to have no issue continually exercising h...