Mugabe granted immunity, assured of safety in ZimbabweHARARE: Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety would be protected in his home country as part of a deal that led to his resignation...
After Mladic verdict, Bosnia has yet to turn pageTHE HAGUE: The international court has finished its work and Bosnian Serb wartime military chief Ratko Mladic will end his days in prison, but Bosnia will struggle to turn the page on its ethnic war....
Bones of freed slaves ‘haunt’ St Helena islandThe only pointer of what lies inside the stone storehouse within the grounds of the prison is a printed note pasted to an old grey door. "This is to mark the temporary resting place of 325 liberated A...
Migrant arrivals from Libya fall after EU deal: UNTRIPOLI: The number of migrants who have reached Italy via Libya has dropped significantly since July, when the European Union reached a deal with Libyan authorities to stem migrant flows, the UN said...
PNG police start removing refugees from Australia campPORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea police raided a shuttered Australian detention camp Thursday, removing dozens of refugees in an effort to end a stand-off that has drawn global attention to Canberra's t...
Fighting between rebel and army kills 27 in South SudanJUBA: Twenty-seven people were killed when rebels attacked government forces in South Sudan, a local government official said on Thursday. Three government soldiers and 24 fighters loyal to rebel lead...
PM Hariri urges Lebanese to put country firstBEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday Lebanon's political crisis was "a wake-up call" for Lebanese with different loyalties to put their country ahead of regional issues. Hariri was r...
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya return in two monthsYANGON: Bangladesh and Myanmar will start repatriating refugees in two months, Dhaka said Thursday, as global pressure mounts over a crisis that has forced more than half a million Rohingya to flee ac...
Iran Guards ready to help rebuild Syria, Hezbollah will not disarmANKARA: Iran's Revolutionary Guards are ready to help rebuild Syria and bring about a lasting "ceasefire" there, chief commander Mohammad Ali Jafari said, adding that disarming Lebanon's Hezbollah is...
India pares back planned funding for crucial public health schemeNEW DELHI: India has approved a three-year budget for its flagship public health program almost 20 percent lower than what the health ministry said was needed, according to sources and previously unre...
China tells Myanmar military it wants closer tiesBEIJING: China wants closer ties with Myanmar's military to help protect regional peace and security, a senior Chinese general told the visiting head of the southeast Asian country's army. China and M...
Australia urges strong, sustained US engagement in Asia, warns on ChinaSYDNEY: Australia called on Thursday on the United States to build a strong presence in Asia and bolster ties with "like-minded" partners while warning against China's rising influence. A more insular...
Indian health minister claims cancer is caused by sins from a past lifeNEW DELHI: An Indian health minister has sparked outrage after claiming cancer is caused by sins in a past life. Himanta Biswa Sarma, who holds office in the Assam staate government, said people could...
Enemy plots, like Daesh, remain likely: Ayatollah KhameneiTEHRAN: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that the US and Israel may hatch a new plot against the Muslim world following the end of the reign of Daesh Takfiri t...