Delhi pollution ‘action plan’ comes into force
AFP, New Delhi :New Delhi banned the use of diesel generators on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Indian capital exceeded safe limits by more...
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Russia will not allow Turkey, Syria clash
AP, Ceylanpinar, Turkey :Russia will not allow clashes between Syrian and Turkish forces, Russian president’s special envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev said on Tuesday.Speaking to...
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Imran Khan in Tehran on mission to “facilitate” Iran-Saudi talksAFP, TehranPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Iran on Sunday on a mission to act as...
Britain, EU enter make-or-break Brexit week
AFP, London :Britain and the European Union on Monday enter a pivotal week that determines if they are still on course to reach amicable divorce...
US presidential hopeful Sanders seeks to shrug off heart attack
US Senator Bernie Sanders may be 78 and recovering from a heart attack, but he is determined to prove he has lost none of his...
Kurds announce deal with Damascus as Turkey pushes deep into Syria
AFP, Qamishli :Syria’s Kurds on Sunday announced a groundbreaking deal with Damascus on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey, as Ankara pressed...
Any attempt to split China will be ‘crushed’, Xi warns during maiden visit to Nepal
PTI, Kathmandu :President Xi Jinping warned on Sunday that anyone attempting to “split” China will be “crushed” as he held wide-ranging talks with Nepal’s top...
Sudanese rebel groups seek peace after years of fighting
AP, Cairo :Sudan’s new, transitional authorities have six months to make peace with the country’s rebels under a power-sharing deal reached this summer between the...
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Pope urges dialogue to end Syria offensiveAP, Beirut Pope Francis has appealed for a new effort at dialogue after U.S. forces pulled back from northeastern...
Turkey assault on Kurdish positions could displace 400,000 in Syria: UN
AFP, Geneva :Turkey’s deadly assault on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria has forced 130,000 people to flee their homes, the UN said Sunday, adding it...
Britain’s PM Johnson pushes for last-ditch Brexit deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to brief his ministers Sunday on progress in Britain’s last-ditch efforts to strike a new Brexit agreement with the EU.Negotiators...
First Emirati astronaut returns home after 8-day space journey
AFP, Abu Dhabi: An Emirati astronaut who became the first Arab to reach the International Space Station received a hero’s welcome home on Saturday.Hazzaa al-Mansoori...