US House Votes To Expand North Korea Sanctions
The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly voted in favor of broadening sanctions against North Korea, including efforts to ...
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Indian Troops Launch Major Anti-Militant Drive In Kashmir
Thousands of soldiers and paramilitaries were Thursday engaged in a huge anti-militant operation in Indian-administered Kashmir, where armed rebels have ...
UN Expert Seeks Urgent Review of Saudi Terrorism Law
Saudi Arabia should urgently review its definition of terrorism under a law used to prosecute non-violent journalists and human rights ...
Russia, Turkey and Iran Pen Deal On Establishing Safe Zones In Syria
Russia, Iran and Turkey have signed a deal calling for safe zones to be established inside Syria so that refugees ...
Saudi Artists Seen ‘pushing’ Boundaries
Artists in Saudi Arabia are pushing boundaries as the kingdom undergoes rapid change and tries to boost its cultural offerings, ...
Russia, Turkey, Iran Ink Deal On Safe Zones In Syria
Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey on Thursday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan to ...
South Yemen Protesters Challenge President’s Authority
Thousands of south Yemenis demonstrated on Thursday in support of a governor sacked by the president in a blow to ...
Indian Troops Launch Major Anti-Militant Drive In Kashmir
Thousands of soldiers and paramilitaries were Thursday engaged in a huge anti-militant operation in Indian-administered Kashmir, where armed rebels have ...
N.Korea Media Warns China of ‘grave Consequences’
North Korean state media have issued a stinging denunciation of the country's chief ally and diplomatic backer China, saying Beijing ...
Hodeida Port Closure Would Be ‘disaster’ For Yemen
A closure of the Hodeida port would "bring disaster to Yemen," which is already on the brink of famine, the ...
Army Called As 10,000 ‘try To Steal’ Huge Jade Boulder In Burma
A mining company in Burma called in the army after 10,000 'scavengers' were accused of trying to steal a huge ...
Myanmar Police Hunt Scavengers Who Found Huge Jade Boulder
Police are hunting five gem scavengers who discovered a huge jade boulder at a mine in northern Myanmar after a ...
Food Imports To War-Torn Yemen At All-Time Low
Yemen's commercial food imports are at a record low, driving up the cost of staples in what is now the ...
Saudi Court Orders Crane Deaths Trial To Go Ahead
A Saudi appeals court has ordered about a dozen people accused of negligence in a deadly 2015 crane collapse at ...
Syria Rebels ‘suspend’ Participation In Astana Peace Talks
Syrian rebels on Wednesday said they were suspending their participation as a latest round of peace talks began in Kazakhstan, ...
N. Korea State Media Confirms Arrest of US Professor
North Korea on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a US citizen who was lecturing in Pyongyang -- the third American ...
Thai Schoolgirl Learns To Smile Again After Teacher Assault
There were moments when Naruedee Jotsanthia thought she'd never smile again. The Thai schoolgirl says she was left facially disfigured ...
Top Saudi Royal Rules Out Rapprochement With Iran
A powerful Saudi royal said Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said ...
Netanyahu Slams ‘absurd’ UN Vote On Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday slammed an "absurd" UNESCO resolution he said denies the Jews' historical connection with ...
Kuwait’s Zain Telecom Profit Rises Slightly In Q1
Kuwaiti telecoms giant Zain's net profit rose slightly in the first quarter of 2017 due to difficulties in some regional ...