Trump backs improved background checks on gun buysUS President Donald Trump signaled support Monday for improving background gun checks amid mounting pressure for reform in the wake of the Florida school shooting, as the accused gunman appeared in co...
UN demands end to targeting civilians in Syria enclave after 100 dieThe UN has demanded an end to the targeting of civilians in Syria after a heavy bombardment killed at least 100 civilians in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, as regime forces appeared to be preparing for an...
Iran teams find wreckage of plane in Zagros mountainsIranian search teams found the wreckage on Tuesday of a plane that went missing in the Zagros mountains two days earlier with 66 people on board, a spokesman said. Aseman Airlines flight EP3704 disapp...
Bangladesh, Myanmar meet over stranded RohingyaBangladesh and Myanmar were to hold a border meeting Tuesday on the fate of some 6,000 Rohingya refugees stranded in no man's land between the two countries, officials said. The 6,000 at first refused...
Peru court orders Fujimori tried for 1992 mass killing: officialA Peruvian court ordered former president Alberto Fujimori on Monday to stand trial for the 1992 killings of six farmers, arguing that he lacks immunity despite a recent pardon for a different crime....
Turkey’s Syria offensive enters 2nd month with slow progressTurkey's offensive against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria will enter a second month Tuesday having made little progress while straining relations with Washington and The European Union. Ankara on...
Nepal’s ruling party merges into super bloc with MaoistsNepal's ruling party has merged with a former Maoist rebel group to form a super bloc that experts say will reshape politics after years of turbulence in the Himalayan nation. Officials said Tuesday t...
Australia’s deputy PM loses support of state branch amid sex scandalSYDNEY: A state branch of the Australian National Party has pulled its support for Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce because of his extramarital affair, its leader said on Tuesday, opening a new rif...
US Secret Service denies China nuclear football ‘skirmish’The US Secret Service denied Monday reports that one of its agents and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly wrestled with Chinese security officials over the "nuclear football" during President Donal...
Afghanistan’s ArtLords daub walls with messages of defiance, hopeKABUL: Activists in Afghanistan are speaking out against corruption and spreading messages of peace and social justice with murals, many painted on concrete blast walls that have risen to ward off mil...
No-sweat exercise may prolong life for the elderly: studyA few hours a week of light exercise -- walking the dog, puttering about in the garden -- lower the risk of death in older men, even if workouts are brief, researchers said Tuesday. Their findings, re...
US, S Korea to set Olympic-delayed drills date in MarchA date for the start of delayed US and South Korean military drills will be announced soon after the Paralympics end next month, Seoul's defence minister said Tuesday. Washington previously agreed to...
Malaysia says in talks with Thailand over detained Uighur MuslimsKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's deputy prime minister on Tuesday said Kuala Lumpur was in talks with Thailand over the fate of 11 Uighur Muslims held in the country after escaping from a Thai detention centr...
Iran criticises Sweden for citizenship given to death row ‘spy’Iran has formally criticised Sweden over its decision to grant nationality to an Iranian professor sentenced to death on spying charges, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Sweden granted citizenshi...