Zuma triggers crisis by refusing ANC’s exit orderSouth Africa braced Tuesday for a major political showdown as scandal-tainted President Jacob Zuma rejected a direct order from the ruling ANC party to leave office. The power struggle over Zuma's dep...
US tells anti-IS coalition to ‘keep eyes on prize’KUWAIT CITY: The Trump administration, increasingly concerned that the 74-strong coalition it cobbled together to destroy the Islamic State group is losing sight of the prime objective, pressed its pa...
North Korea warms to South Korea after visit, volume down on border propagandaSEOUL: North Korea’s leader said he wants to boost the “warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue” with South Korea after his high-level delegation returned from a visit to the South, as his foes re...
Blackouts, flooding as cyclone batters Tongan capitalA battered Nuku'alofa began cleaning up Tuesday after the most powerful cyclone ever recorded in the Tongan capital tore roofs off buildings, downed powerlines and caused extensive flooding, prompting...
Secret confidante of S.Korea’s Park jailed for 20 years over scandalThe secret confidante of ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted Tuesday and jailed for 20 years for her key role in the scandal that brought down the head of state. Choi Soon-sil, w...
China’s Xi stresses military modernization in pre-new year visitBEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed military modernization and technological advances during meetings with servicemen and women ahead of the Lunar New Year, state media said. Chinese le...
Two ethnic groups sign up to Myanmar’s flagging peace processTwo armed ethnic groups signed a ceasefire in Myanmar on Tuesday in a move which the government hopes will revive a flagging peace process dogged by continuing fighting and widespread distrust of the...
Critics of India’s ID card project say they have been harassed, put under surveillanceMUMBAI: Researchers and journalists who have identified loopholes in India’s massive national identity card project have said they have been slapped with criminal cases or harassed by government agenc...
Iran military official: West used lizards for nuclear spyingThe former chief-of-staff of Iran's armed forces said Tuesday that Western spies had used lizards which could "attract atomic waves" to spy on the country's nuclear programme. Hassan Firuzabadi, senio...
British defence secretary says warship bound for South China SeaSYDNEY: A British warship will sail through the South China Sea next month to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said in remarks published on Tuesday. Brit...
Cambodian leader calls rival ‘crazy and stupid’ over Facebook casePHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen called a rival “crazy and stupid” on Tuesday over his petition to try to get Facebook to release details of the way the Southeast Asian country’s ruler has...
Chibok girls’ kidnapper jailed for 15 yearsA man involved in the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in northeast Nigeria has been jailed for 15 years, the government confirmed on Tuesday. Haruna Yahaya, 35, admitted being...
Biggest US force in years joins Thai military exerciseBANGKOK: The biggest US force in years joined an annual military exercise in Thailand on Tuesday despite controversy over the Thai junta’s invitation to neighboring Myanmar’s army, which has been accu...
Family of Iran environmentalist demand post-mortemThe family of an environmentalist who died in an Iranian prison have called for a post-mortem, their lawyer said Tuesday, rejecting claims by officials that they had accepted the explanation of suicid...