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Macron Unveils France’s New Realpolitik For Syria
Recalibrating France's long-held policy of insisting that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad must step down, President...
Afghanistan To Hold Delayed Parliamentary Polls In July 2018
Afghanistan will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on July 7, 2018, the top polling official said Thursday,...
Indian ‘spy’ On Death Row In Pakistan Seeks Clemency
An Indian national facing execution after being convicted of spying in Pakistan has sought clemency from the country's...
Safety Fears Raised Over Qatar World Cup Death
An initial investigation into a British worker's death at a Qatar World Cup stadium has raised concerns over the...
Iran Sends 1,100 Tonnes of Food To Qatar Daily
Iran is shipping more than 1,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to Qatar every day after Gulf countries led by Saudi...
UAE Runs ‘informal Prisons’ In Yemen
The United Arab Emirates runs at least two "informal detention facilities" in Yemen and has reportedly transferred...
Turkey Sends First Cargo Ship With Aid For Qatar
Turkey on Thursday sent its first ship loaded with aid for its embattled regional ally Qatar which has been hit by...
20 Dead As Car Bomb Hits Bank In Southern Afghanistan
Twenty people were killed Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city as...
‘Multiple Casualties As Car Bomb Hits Bank In South Afghanistan’
A powerful car bomb Thursday struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city when civilian and military government...
India To Run Extra Eid Flights To Qatar Due To Embargo
India has asked two domestic carriers to run extra flights to Doha ahead of the Eid holiday to help citizens stranded...
Queiroz, From Man Utd Enforcer To Mr. World Cup
Carlos Queiroz was once Alex Ferguson's formidable number two at Manchester United, but he has now carved out a new...
WhatsApp Rises As A Major Force In News Media
WhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the...
N. Korea Calls Trump A ‘psychopath’
North Korea on Thursday called US President Donald Trump a "psychopath" as tensions soar following the death of...
Man Stopped On Thai Border With Orangutans, Tortoises, Raccoons
Thai wildlife officers have arrested a Malaysian man attempting to smuggle two baby orangutans, 51 tortoises and six...
Russell Crowe To Lead New Asian Film Jury In Australia
Hollywood star Russell Crowe will chair a jury to decide the best Asian production at Australia's annual film awards...
Myanmar Forces Kill 3 In Raid On ‘terrorist Training Camps’
Myanmar security forces have killed three people in raids on "terrorist" training camps run by Rohingya Muslim...
Pakistani Citizens Gasp For Clean Air
Furhan Hussain moved to Islamabad seeking fresher air, only to find Pakistan's leafy capital in a semi-permanent haze....
Brits and Thais Race To Close Stolen Supercar Pipeline
Dozens of supercars including Lamborghinis, Porsches and BMWs have been stolen from the streets of Britain and shipped...
Wall Street Journal Sacks Top Reporter Over Ethics Violations
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday fired a top correspondent over ethics violations after a news agency investigation...