Asia
Anger In Nepal’s South Threatens Landmark Polls
Ganesh Yadav was shot by police during deadly protests that roiled southern Nepal in 2015, but he is ready to return to...
Myanmar and Thailand Torch $1 Billion of Seized Drugs
Myanmar and Thailand started torching nearly $1 billion worth of seized narcotics on Monday, a defiant show of force as...
Weary Mongolians To Vote After ‘dark’ Campaigns
Mongolians head to the polls on Monday to choose between a horse breeder, a judoka and a feng shui master after a...
Iran Seeks Stronger Ties With Qatar
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said his country wants to bolster ties with Qatar and rejected a Saudi-led...
US Urges Qatar and Saudi-Led Group To ‘lower Rhetoric’
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Sunday for a "lowering of rhetoric" between Qatar and a four-nation group...
Israel Targets Syria After Fresh Stray Fire
Israeli forces fired on Syrian regime positions after projectiles from the war-torn country hit the occupied Golan...
UAE President In First Appearance Since 2014 Stroke
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan made his first public appearance Sunday since...
Two Thirds of Mosul Old City Retaken From IS
Iraqi forces have retaken two thirds of old Mosul, a week after launching an offensive against the Islamic State...
Banned Bahraini Newspaper Fires Staff
A independent Bahraini newspaper has sacked its staff three weeks after Sunni-dominated authorities banned it on...
Official Results Confirm Cambodian Opposition Gains
Cambodian election authorities on Sunday released final results from this month's local polls, confirming that the...
India’s Modi In Washington For ‘no Frills’ Trump Meet
India's leader Narendra Modi arrived in the US for his first meeting Monday with President Donald Trump, seeking to...
Erdogan Says Saudi-Led Ultimatum On Qatar ‘against International Law’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday welcomed Qatar's dismissal of a sweeping list of demands from Saudi...
120 Killed When Oil Tanker Explodes In Pakistan
At least 123 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a fire that broke out after an oil tanker overturned in...
123 Dead, More Than 100 Injured In Pakistan Oil Tanker Fire
At least 123 people were killed and scores injured in a fire that erupted after an oil tanker overturned in central...
India’s Modi Heads To Washington For ‘no Frills’ Trump Meet
India's leader heads to the US this weekend for his first meeting with President Donald Trump, seeking to build on...
UAE Says US, European Guarantees Needed To Solve Gulf Crisis
A top Emirati diplomat said on Saturday that US and European guarantees would be needed to monitor any future agreement...
Saudis ‘foil Suicide Attack’ On Mecca’s Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia says it has foiled a “terrorist action” against the Grand Mosque in Mecca – Islam’s holiest site....
Afghans Suffer Deadliest Ramadan Since 2001
Afghanistan has suffered its deadliest Ramadan since the US-led invasion in 2001 with over 200 killed and hundreds...
Qatar Says Saudi-Led Demands Not ‘reasonable’
Qatar said Saturday that a 13-point list of demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies impinged on its sovereignty and...