Ten bombings mainly targeting Shia-majority areas of Baghdad province killed at least 41 people yesterday, while 24 died in other attacks in Iraq, officials said.
China has ruled out the possibility of a proposed summit with Japan after Tokyo suggested the meeting in a bid to defuse an increasingly bitter territorial row.
Metro Rail Transit (MRT) general manager Al Vitangcol went on leave as the government investigates allegations.
The economic benefits of Britain’s European Union membership outweigh the loss of independence on policy.
One afternoon a stranger called at Mohamed Faizanullah’s stationery shop in Karachi, Pakistan’s commercial capital, and wordlessly handed the man behind the counter...
Despite the low-key reception accorded to him by New Delhi and the lukewarm tone of the dialogue, John Kerry’s first visit to India as the US secretary of state may have come just in time...
HE the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak al-Kuwari issued a ministerial decision yesterday reforming the Shawwal and Ramadan Crescent Moon Sighting Committee.
The Detroit Tigers took full advantage of a pair of late Boston errors as they topped the Red Sox 7-5 on Sunday in a battle of two first-place teams.
Nigeria’s status as resounding favourites to beat minnows Tahiti in their Confederations Cup opener today has been compromised by a delayed arrival that leaves ...
Daniel Paille scored at 13:48 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday that knotted the NHL Stanley Cup finals at one game apiece.
Philippine navy divers battled strong ocean currents yesterday in a desperate hunt for seven missing passengers of a ferry that sank with dozens onboard.
Oman’s central bank took a strict approach to regulating Islamic banking in rules for the sector which it released yesterday.
