Asia
Ageing Cheerleaders Offer Glimpse of World’s Longest-Living Women
Waving white pom poms in the air, dozens of grey-haired cheerleaders in matching red and white uniforms hop and skip to...
China Defense Budget Rises At Slowest Pace In Decades
China's defence budget will rise seven percent to $151 billion this year, the slowest annual percentage increase since...
Bahrain Approves Military Trial For Civilians
Bahrain's upper house of parliament on Sunday approved a constitutional amendment which grants military courts the...
Netanyahu To Meet Putin, Says Iran Seeks Permanent Foothold In Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to voice...
New Wave of US Air Raids On Qaeda In Yemen
The United States on Sunday launched a new wave of air raids against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, as jihadists fled from towns...
Netanyahu To Press Putin On Iranian Influence In Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in Moscow...
Atop Palmyra’s Damaged Theatre, Syrian Musicians Sing of Return
Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic State group, teenage musician...
Syrian Farmers Fear IS To Flood Villages Near Euphrates
Syrian farmers near the Euphrates river are terrified the Islamic State group will literally open the floodgates to...
Iran Blows US Fifth Fleet Out of the Water In Animated Film
A new animated film from Iran shows the US Navy's Fifth Fleet being blown out of the water in the latest effort to...
Iran Sees Progress In Hajj Talks With Saudi
Iran said on Sunday there had been progress in talks with Saudi Arabia on allowing citizens of the Islamic republic to...
China To Strengthen Defenses, No Word On Budget
China pledged more support for its military on Sunday including strengthening maritime and air defenses as it takes...
Sri Lanka Rejects UN Call For Foreign Judges In War Probe
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has rejected a fresh appeal from the United Nations to allow international...
China 2017 Growth Target ‘around 6.5%’
China on Sunday trimmed its 2017 GDP growth target to "around 6.5 percent" as the world's second-largest economy,...
Giant Strides By Rlg At Mobile World Congress 2017
Pan-African Mobile Phone and electronic brand, Rlg Communications Group was among a number of product manufacturers...
Jakarta Governor Race To Be Decided In April Run-Off
The race for governor of Jakarta will be decided in a run-off, election authorities said Saturday, after incumbent...
Philippine Defence Chief Visits US Carrier In S. China Sea
The Philippines' defence secretary on Saturday visited a US aircraft carrier patrolling the South China Sea, hailing...
Bahrain Says 25 Arrested Over Jailbreak, Unrest
Bahrain said Saturday that it had arrested 25 suspects accused of involvement in unrest in the Sunni-ruled kingdom,...
UN Delivers Medicine To Besieged Yemen City of Taiz
The UN health agency on Saturday said it had delivered eight tonnes of medications to hospitals in the third largest...
France To Encourage Banks To Work With Iran
France wants to encourage the "normalisation" of banking relations with Iran to improve economic relations with the...