Kashmir gun battles leave three youth, Indian commander deadSRINAGAR: At least three young men were martyred and an Indian army commando killed on Tuesday in two separate clashes in Indian-held Kashmir. Indian troops launched an operation in the Himalayan vall...
Suicide bomber kills at least 50 in NigeriaABUJA: At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, police said, in an attack blamed on Boko Haram jihadists. The blast happened du...
Iran’s president declares end of Islamic StateBEIRUT: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the "thousands of martyrs" killed in operations organised by Iran to def...
Palestinian factions start reconciliation talks in CairoCAIRO: Leading Palestinian political factions began talks in Cairo on Tuesday aimed at pushing ahead with reconciliation efforts, including discussing the formation of a unity government. The United N...
Chinese human rights lawyers jailed for two yearsBEIJING: A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer was sentenced to two years in prison for "inciting subversion" on Tuesday, the latest jailing in an intensifying crackdown on rights defenders under ne...
US Congress members decry ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar; Suu Kyi doubts allegationsYANGON/NAYPYITAW: Members of the US Congress said on Tuesday operations carried out against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar had "all the hallmarks" of ethnic cleansing, while the country's leader Aung...
Sweden stops some new aid for Cambodia in protest over crackdownPHNOM PENH: Sweden said on Tuesday it was stopping new aid for Cambodia, except in education and research, and would no longer support a reform programme after the main opposition party was outlawed b...
Philippines’ Duterte defends troops on looting in Marawi siege[caption id="attachment_144625" align="alignnone" width="800"] MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday rejected allegations by a rights group that troops engaged in looting during the...
Once inside Kim Jong Un’s inner circle, top aide’s star fadesSEOUL: When Kim Jong Un sat down in September to order the sixth and largest of North Korea's nuclear tests, Hwang Pyong So sat by his side, his khaki military uniform conspicuous among the suits at t...
Indian govt orders probe into dengue treatment of dead childNEW DELHI: Indian Health Minister Jagat Nadda ordered a probe into the death of a child suffering from dengue and subsequent allegations of overcharging for treatment by a private hospital, officials...
China urges Thailand to find Muslim Uighurs quickly after dramatic cell breakBEIJING: China said on Tuesday it has urged Thailand to "quickly bring to justice" 20 ethnic Uighur Muslims from China who broke out of a Thai detention centre through a hole in the wall, using blanke...
Sri Lanka to probe phone tapping of legislatorsCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka's parliament Tuesday announced an investigation into how the private phone records of legislators were leaked in a scandal that has deepened acrimony between President Maithripala S...
Famine survey warns of thousands dying daily in YemenGENEVA: A US-funded famine survey said on Tuesday that thousands of Yemenis could die daily if a Saudi-led military coalition does not lift its blockade on the country's key ports. The warning came a...
Bali volcano spews ash and steam, alert not raisedJAKARTA: The Mount Agung volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali spewed ash and steam Tuesday, but authorities said its alert level remained unchanged. National Disaster Mitigation Agency spo...
Germany struggles to emerge from crisis after govt talks collapseBERLIN: Germany's president was to start a difficult round of talks with party leaders Tuesday in a last-ditch attempt to save the EU's top economy from the political turmoil sparked by the collapse o...