Tel Aviv: Israeli security forces have once again restricted access to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s old city due to fears of an ensuing unrest....
Calcutta: The Indian state of West Bengal has ordered an investigation into the deaths of 17 infants reportedly within 36 hours at a Calcutta hospital....
Hague: Four arrest warrants have been issued by the UN-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 murder of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the court said....
Aleppo: Rival rallies have been held in Aleppo, Syria’s second city, as troops continue their assault in nearby north-western villages, activists say. Around 1,000 anti-government...
Moscow: Russia has strongly criticised France for dropping weapons to Libyan rebels and demanded an explanation from Paris. “If this is confirmed, it is a...
Islamabad: A heavy fire erupted in a godown of an international welfare organisation in sector I-9/3 of federal capital, Islamabad on Friday morning....
Washington: The United States has rejected demands from Pakistani that American personnel leave a military base used by the CIA to stage drone strikes, news...