Erdogan, Trump discuss Idlib crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday discussed with US counterpart Donald Trump ways to end the crisis in Idlib, Syria’s
16 February 2020

Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Baghdad

Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base hosting American troops near the US embassy early yesterday, the latest in a flurry of attacks against
16 February 2020

9 homeless drug users shot dead in Kabul

Gunmen shot dead nine homeless drug users in the Afghan capital, officials said yesterday, shining a light on chronic drug abuse in
16 February 2020

Libya arms embargo has become a ‘joke’: UN

An arms embargo aimed at curbing fighting in Libya has become meaingless because of violations and it is imperative that those who
16 February 2020

Trump misled by advisers

International efforts to mediate between Tehran and the US are being thwarted by President Donald Trump’s advisors misleading him into thinking the Iranian regime is collapsing, the country’s foreign minister said.
16 February 2020

‘Now, everything is allowed’

Rima settles in a chair at an upscale Riyadh cafe, looks around carefully and, seeing no one she recognises, drags on her electronic cigarette before exhaling a cloud of smoke.
16 February 2020

Israel strikes Gaza

The Israeli air force attacked Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in retaliation to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave into Israel, a military statement said.
16 February 2020

Kejriwal sworn in as Delhi CM

Just a week after leading his Aam Aadmi Party to a stunning landslide victory defeating BJP in Delhi assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal yesterday took oath as chief minister of the city-state at a mega ceremony, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
16 February 2020

31 civilians killed

Thirty-one people were killed in air strikes on Yemen Saturday, the United Nations said, the victims of an apparent Saudi-led retaliation after Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed to have shot down one of its jets.
16 February 2020

Modi rules out rethinking on controversial citizenship law

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rules out rethinking on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, and says his government would remain firm on the step over the claim that the new law was made in national interest despite pressure from all sides.
16 February 2020

Yemen’s air strikes ‘kill 31 civilians’ after Saudi jet crash

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement accuses the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out retaliatory air strikes that killed at least 30 people including civilians, in the latest flare-up of a five-year war.
16 February 2020

CCTV footage shows police brutality at Delhi's Jamia Millia University

In a video released by Jamia Co-ordination Committee yesterday, Delhi police officers can be seen beating up students in the library of Jamia Millia Islamia University on December 15 last year.
16 February 2020

Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Iraq capital: US military

Multiple rockets hit near the US embassy in Iraq's capital, an American military source said, the latest in a flurry of attacks against US assets in the country.
16 February 2020

New Chinese coronavirus cases show slight fall

The number of new cases of a coronavirus in China fell slightly on Sunday, more than three weeks after the outbreak’s epicenter was locked down, and a Chinese tourist died from the virus in France, the first fatality in Europe.
16 February 2020

8 civilians killed

An air strike in Afghanistan has killed at least eight civilians, officials said yesterday, as the war-torn country prepares for a “reduction in violence” under a deal between Taliban militants and the United States.
15 February 2020

Protester shot dead in Iraqi capital

A demonstrator was shot dead near the Iraqi capital’s main protest camp by unidentified attackers using a gun silencer, medics said yesterday,
15 February 2020

Saudi fighter jet crashes in Yemen

A Saudi fighter jet crashed in conflict-torn Yemen, the Riyadh-led military coalition said yesterday, as the Huthi rebels said they downed
15 February 2020

15 killed in Haiti orphanage fire

Fifteen children were killed when a fire swept through an unlicensed orphanage outside Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, a judge told AFP
15 February 2020

Anti-govt website ordered to warn readers of falsehoods

Singapore yesterday ordered the Facebook page of an anti-government website to warn readers it regularly posts falsehoods, the first time authorities have taken such action under a tough law against misinformation.
15 February 2020

I’m number 1 on Facebook, Modi number 2

US President Donald Trump, ahead of his visit to India, claimed that Facebook has ranked him number one and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi number two, adding that it is a “great honour”.
15 February 2020