N Korea cancels visit by UN chief, claims nuclear breakthrough
AFP, Seoul :North Korea said Wednesday it has the technology to make nuclear missile warheads, less than two weeks after announcing it had launched a...
International
Netanyahu suspends Palestinian bus ban
AFP, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday ordered the suspension of a controversial measure banning Palestinians from riding the same buses as Jewish...
49 killed as flood, mudslide smash homes in Colombia
AP, Salgar :An avalanche of mud and debris roared down an alpine town in western Colombia before dawn on Monday, killing at least 49 people...
Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen`s capital Sanaa
Reuters, Cairo :Saudi-led air raids hit the Yemen capital Sanaa overnight, targeting forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the east and south...
Iran uses maritime confrontations to project power in Gulf
Reuters, Ankara :Iran is using its sea power in the Gulf to show it will not be cowed by Washington’s newly assertive Arab allies, prompting...
Thai ex-PM Yingluck`s trial begins
AP, Bangkok :Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday at the start of a trial that could see her...
Homeless Nepalis sleep in the open as monsoon rains approach
Reuters, Thali :Nepali tea shop owner Phurba Sherpa has spent four nights cramped under a tarpaulin with his wife and nine others on a school...
Iraq forces eye swift Ramadi fightback before IS digs in
AFP, Baghdad :Iraq’s army and allied paramilitary forces massed around Ramadi on Tuesday, looking for swift action to recapture the city from the Islamic State...
Judge sentences 11 Afghan police over lynching of woman in Kabul
Reuters, Kabul :An Afghan judge sentenced 11 police on Tuesday to one year in jail for failing to prevent the mob killing of a woman...
Waco on guard after biker gang shootout leaves 9 dead
AP, Waco :Many streets were nearly deserted in Waco, apart from law enforcement officials keeping watch, as night fell following a shootout between rival motorcycle...
Nepal quake death toll becomes highest on record
Reuters, Kathmandu :The number of people killed in Nepal by two major earthquakes has surpassed 8,500, making the disaster the deadliest to hit the Himalayan...
EU seeks naval mission in Mediterranean to go after smugglers
Reuters, Brussels :The EU’s foreign policy chief pushed on Monday for a naval mission in the Mediterranean to target Libyans smuggling people to Europe, saying...