Putin wants to divide Europe :Kasparov
VILNIUS, Lithuania / Russian opposition politician and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov on Friday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is aiming to divide Europe and has made no…
Executions in Iran hit 20-year high: UN
AMN / Iran executed nearly 1,000 people in 2015, which is the highest in two decades, says a UN report released Thursday. The executions took place as Tehran was negotiating…
Ahmed Aboul-Gheit elected as Secy General of Arab League
The Arab League’s 22 member states have elected veteran Egyptian diplomat Ahmed Aboul-Gheit to head the body in a late-night session yesterday. Aboul-Gheit, who was the last foreign minister under…
North Korea orders further nuclear tests
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered further nuclear tests, state media said today, as military tensions surge on the Korean peninsula with South Korean and US forces engaged in…
China not to return to era of pursuing economic growth at environment’s expense
China will not return to its era of pursuing economic growth at the expense of the environment, the country’s environment minister Chen Jining said today. He said China would continue…
Maid hacks Saudi woman, daughter to death
RIYADH: A Moroccan maid has been accused of killing her Saudi sponsor, 65, and daughter, 30, with a cleaver in Shafa neighborhood in Riyadh on Wednesday. According to reports in…
Saudi Arabia biggest-ever joint military excercise ends
TIA NEWS / The biggest ever joint military exercise in Saudi Arabia, the “North Thunder” concluded Thursday amid roars of warplanes and tanks. Nearly 350,000 ground troops from 20 nations…
Obama welcomes Canadian PM to White House
United States President Barack Obama welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House for the first such state visit in nearly two decades. During a ceremony yesterday, Mr…
No time to waste in forming Libya govt: France
France Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said that there was no time to waste in forming a Libyan government that would pave the way for action against Islamic State and he…
Myanmar’s NLD names two presidential candidates
Aung San Suu Kyi ‘regrets’ for Not Becoming President NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today apologized to her supporters for not becoming the country’s next president,…