Tick, tock; calls grow for Thai deputy PM to quit over watch scandalBANGKOK: A petition calling for the resignation of Thailand's deputy prime minister attracted thousands of signatures on Monday, heaping pressure on the junta's second-in-command to step aside amid a...
Civil-military ties evolving after turbulent year: PMISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that tensions with the armed forces had eased since Nawaz Sharif's disqualification in the Panama case. "There was a lot of friction institution...
Islamic State threatens Iran from ‘Tora Bora’ borderlandsHALABJA: Islamic State may be on the wane in Iraq and Syria but for Iran, the threat is still strong, centred on Kurdish communities along the Iraq-Iran border where militants have operated in recent...
Cities and states take the lead on banning bump stocksIn the immediate aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, there was a fevered pitch to ban bump stocks, the device that allowed the shooter's semi-automatic rifles to mimic the...
Maldives opposition urges global community to help end crisisOpposition leaders in the Maldives urged the international community Monday to pressure President Abdulla Yameen into obeying a court order to free political prisoners and "restore democracy" to the t...
US to Russia: respect nuclear limits under New START TreatyThe United States, which just unveiled a new aggressive nuclear strategy, has met the limits set on its arsenal under the New START Treaty, which enters a new phase Monday, and reminded Russia to upho...
Confidence grows for deal on new Merkel governmentTalks between the top German parties on forming a new government for Chancellor Angela Merkel's fourth term spilled into overtime Monday but confidence appeared to be growing they would strike a deal....
‘Kidnapped’ Vietnam exec gets second life sentence for graftA Vietnamese former oil executive allegedly kidnapped from Germany was jailed for life Monday for embezzlement, state media reported, his second life sentence tied to a corruption crackdown in the com...
Nepal ban on women migrants violates rights: UNNepal's restrictions on woman migrating for work are discriminatory and inconsistent with international law, a United Nations rights official said Monday during a visit to the country. Nepal last year...
Nightfall in Philippine slum revives spectre of deaths in drugs warMANILA: As night falls in Manila, the Philippine capital, few of the 700 families living in the sprawling portside shanty town known as Market 3 dare to venture out of their homes. The crime-ridden ma...
Azerbaijan calls snap presidential pollAzerbaijan's strongman Ilham Aliyev on Monday called a snap presidential vote for April, six months ahead of schedule, as opposition politicians slammed the surprise move. "Set the date of the electio...
Iran says US jailing of consultant part of ‘psychological warfare’LONDON: The United States' jailing of a former consultant to Iran's mission to the United Nations is part of a campaign of "psychological warfare", Iran said on Monday. Ahmad Sheikhzadeh, an Iran-born...
China rebuffs US criticism of relations with oil-rich VenezuelaBEIJING: China's support for Venezuela has benefited ordinary people and been broadly welcomed, the foreign ministry said on Monday after the US Treasury accused China of aiding Venezuelan President N...
Rohingya abuses could spark regional conflict: UN rights chiefThe UN human rights chief warned Monday that possible acts of "genocide and ethnic cleansing" against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority could fuel a religious-based conflict that spreads beyond the c...
Philippine senator seeks legislative probe of Duterte’s bank transactionsMANILA: A Philippine senator and staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday filed a resolution seeking a legislative inquiry into whether Duterte and his eldest daughter had concealed asset...
Russia says it has measures it can take against the USA – IzvestiaMOSCOW: Russia still has counter measures it can take against the United States in a tit-for-tat sanctions battle, but is keeping its powder dry for now, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told th...
Indonesian capital Jakarta braces for floodsJAKARTA: Torrential rain has caused floods and landslides in satellite cities around the Indonesian capital, with authorities warning that floods could hit Jakarta later on Monday after being forced t...