Iraqi troops foil jihadists’ attack on country’s biggest oil re...
Iraqi government forces battled Sunni militants for control of the country’s biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a U.S. response to an appeal for air strikes to beat back the threat to Baghdad. The sprawling Baiji refinery, 200 kilometers (130 miles) north... read more »
How many Palestinian civilians is a single militant worth?
On the night of August 5, Gaza’s Interior and National Security Ministry posted a comment on its Facebook page decrying the damage caused by publishing names and photographs of “resistance fighters who fell in battle” (shahids), along with information on where they died. The Israeli military... read more »
With thousands now dead, Ukraine refugees say aid is welcome but peace is b...
SHCHASTYA, Ukraine – Zhanna Sologub doesn’t know if the rocket that struck the courtyard of her house this month was fired by pro-Russian rebels or Ukrainian government forces. What she does know, she said, is that the biggest humanitarian gesture either side could make right now is to stop the... read more »
Malaysia finally able to mourn, as first bodies from MH17 are flown home
CARRIED by soldiers and draped in the national flag, coffins carrying Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 returned home today to a country still searching for those on-board another doomed jet and a government battling the political fallout of the twin tragedies. The bodies and ashes of 20 victims... read more »
Modi set to take oath as PM, Arun Jaitley likely to get additional charge of defence
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in New Delhi on Monday to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony as India’s 15th PM. Sources said 24 Cabinet ministers, 10... read more »
Defamation case: Kejriwal moves HC against magistrate court order
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday moved the Delhi High Court against the magistrate court order which has sent him to 14-day judicial custody in the Nitin... read more »
2G case: A Raja, Kanimozhi, seven others seek bail
Former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and seven other accused, chargesheeted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a 2G scam-related money laundering case, today moved bail... read more »
Narendra Modi swearing-in LIVE: Nawaz Sharif arrives with ‘message of peace’
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has arrived at the technical Air Force base in Palam in Delhi to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. He is accompanied among others by his... read more »
Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam arrives in Delhi for Narendra...
Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam arrived here today with a delegation to attend prime minister-designate Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. All arrangements for the... read more »
