Iran says leaving nuclear treaty one of many options after U.S. sanctions move

DUBAI : Iran said on Sunday it could quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons after the United States tightens sanctions, ...

Afghan peace deal hinges on ceasefire by Taliban: U.S. peace envoy

Zalmay Khalilzad KABUL :Any peace agreement with the Afghan Taliban would depend on the declaration of a permanent ceasefire and a ...

Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle

COLOMBO : The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security ...

Thousands take to Hong Kong streets to protest new extradition laws

HONG KONG: Tens of thousands of people marched on Hong Kong’s parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition ...

Ecuador to appeal Amazon oil exploration ruling

The Ecuadoran government announced Saturday it will appeal a ruling won by the country’s Waorani indigenous tribe that blocks ...

US reels from deadly synagogue attack on final day of Passover

A teenage gunman who wrote a hate-filled manifesto opened fire at a synagogue in California on Saturday, killing one person and ...

EU slams Trump’s withdrawal from UN arms trade treaty

The European Union warned Saturday that US President Donald Trump’s rejection of a UN treaty designed to regulate the global ...

Sudan protest leaders, army rulers agree on joint civilian-military council

Sudan’s protest leaders and army rulers agreed Saturday to establish a joint civilian-military ruling council, a major ...

Putin proposes to unite Northern Sea Route, Chinese Maritime Silk Road

Beijing , Apr 27 : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday proposed to unite the Northern Sea Route and the Chinese Maritime Silk ...