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Canada says China has granted consular access to second detainee
OTTAWA: Canadian diplomats received consular access on Sunday to the second of two men detained by China over the past week, Canada’s foreign ministry said in a statement that gave ... -
Yemeni PM: Funds from Saudi Arabia, UAE should be managed to achieve intended goals
Yemeni PM: Funds from Saudi Arabia, UAE should be managed to achieve intended goals JEDDAH: Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdul Malek stressed on the importance of managing funds to Yemen ... -
Israel irked at Australia’s ‘mistaken’ W. Jerusalem recognition
Israel irked at Australia’s ‘mistaken’ W. Jerusalem recognition JERUSALEM, DUBAI: Israel signaled displeasure on Sunday with Australia’s recognition of West Jerusalem as its capital, with a confidant of Prime Minister ... -
Air strikes, clashes hit Yemen port city despite cease-fire
DUBAI: The UN’s envoy to Yemen called on Sunday for pro-government forces and rebels to respect a cease-fire in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, after repeated clashes between ... -
Father of Strasbourg attacker said his son backed Daesh
PARIS: The man described as the father of the 29-year-old suspect in this week’s deadly Christmas market attack in Strasbourg says his son subscribed to the beliefs of the Daesh ... -
Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir arrives in Damascus in first such visit by Arab leader to ...
JERUSALEM: A retired Israeli Army general hit by US sanctions for alleged involvement in the South Sudan conflict denied the charges on Sunday, saying they were based on false information ... -
Israeli general denies role as US slaps sanctions for arms sale
NICOSIA: Jail time, angry mobs and assassination attempts — editor Sener Levent has paid a price for challenging Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and authorities in breakaway northern Cyprus through ... -
North Cyprus journalist takes on Turkey’s mighty Erdogan
NICOSIA: Jail time, angry mobs and assassination attempts — editor Sener Levent has paid a price for challenging Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and authorities in breakaway northern Cyprus through ... -
41 people injured in Japan restaurant explosion
PESHAWAR: Families of children killed or wounded in one of Pakistan’s deadliest militant attacks said the government had broken its promise of delivering justice, four years after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 ... -
Four years on, families of Peshawar school massacre still await justice
PESHAWAR: Families of children killed or wounded in one of Pakistan’s deadliest militant attacks said the government had broken its promise of delivering justice, four years after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 ... -
Sri Lanka reinstates ousted prime minister
TOKYO: More than 40 people were injured in an explosion Sunday night at a restaurant in northern Japan, police said.The explosion occurred in Sapporo, the capital city of Japan’s northern ... -
Iran confirms death of blogger held on security charges
DUBAI: Iranian authorities have confirmed the death of a social media activist jailed on security charges, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday, after Western rights groups said he ... -
Turkey says Trump working on extraditing wanted cleric Gulen
DUBAI: Iranian authorities have confirmed the death of a social media activist jailed on security charges, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday, after Western rights groups said he ... -
Iraq lays cornerstone to rebuild iconic Mosul mosque
MOSUL: Iraqis on Sunday laid the cornerstone in rebuilding Mosul’s Al-Nuri mosque and leaning minaret, national emblems destroyed last year in the ferocious battle against Daesh.The famed 12th century mosque ... -
Thousands march in Brussels against UN migration pact
PARIS: A month of “yellow vest” protests have taken a further toll on the popularity of French President Emmanuel Macron, a new poll showed Sunday, with analysts saying he will ... -
Macron’s ratings fall further after month of protests
PARIS: A month of “yellow vest” protests have taken a further toll on the popularity of French President Emmanuel Macron, a new poll showed Sunday, with analysts saying he will ... -
Gathering in Strasbourg remembers victims of market attack
TOKYO: More than 40 people were injured in an explosion Sunday night at a restaurant in northern Japan, police said.The explosion occurred in Sapporo, the capital city of Japan’s northern ... -
Displaced huddle in a basement as winter grips Syria
AL-BAB, Syria: After washing up her family’s dishes over a plastic basin, 11-year-old Cedra sits on the floor of the dank basement in Syria to tackle her day’s studies.A dark ... -
Australia reaffirms Israel decision despite backlash
TEHRAN: The appointment of President Hassan Rouhani's son-in-law as head of Iran's geological survey has renewed accusations of nepotism and led on Sunday to the resignation of a senior official, ... -
Pakistan army chief confirms death sentence for 15 militants
PYONGYANG, North Korea: North Koreans are marking the anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Il seven years ago with visits to statues and vows of loyalty to his ...
