Smog film goes viral in China
AFP, Beijing :An online documentary on China’s notorious smog has become a viral sensation with more than 155 million views just one day after it...
International
Leaders of Egypt, Turkey visit Saudi
AFP, Riyadh :Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held talks in Riyadh on Sunday, coinciding with a visit to Saudi Arabia by his Turkish counterpart who...
AirAsia fuselage recovered from Java sea
Wall Street Journal?, Indonesia :Searchers have recovered the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea late last year, an official said...
Kerry meets Lavrov
AFP, Geneva :US Secretary of State John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva on Monday with his Russian counterpart to end fighting in Ukraine, where...
30,000 marchers in Moscow mourn slain Putin foe
AP, Moscow :For the tens of thousands bearing flowers and tying black ribbons to railings in honor of slain Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the...
Sierra Leone vice president in quarantine over Ebola
AP, Freetown :Sierra Leone’s Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana has placed himself in quarantine following the death of one of his bodyguards from Ebola, a government...
Yemen separatists pull out of UN-backed talks
AFP, Aden :Separatists from southern Yemen suspended their participation in UN-sponsored talks on the future of the crisis-hit country as nine soldiers were wounded Saturday...
Nepal police fire teargas as thousands protest over new constitution
Reuters, Kathmandu :Protesters and police clashed in Kathmandu today at a demonstration by some 30,000 people led by the Maoist opposition to demand that political...
Iran shrugs off Netanyahu bid to block nuclear deal
AFP, Tehran :Iran on Saturday shrugged off a bid by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abort a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers...
Venezuela to limit US diplomats, require visas for Americans
AP, Caracas :President Nicolas Maduro plans to limit the US diplomatic presence in Venezuela and require American tourists to obtain visas, in a sign of...
Estonians go to the polls amid concerns over Russia
AFP, Tallinn :Estonians went to the polls on Sunday in legislative elections with voters in the Baltic concerned about security in the face of their...
Syria agrees to UN fact-finding mission in Aleppo
AFP, Damascus :A UN envoy arrived in the Syrian capital today for talks with the regime to try to finalise a deal to freeze fighting...