Saleh's killing threatens "explosion" in Yemen's security: AL chief

7 years ago

  CAIRO, Arab League (AL) Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit warned Tuesday that the killing of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh by Houthi rebels threatens an "explosion in the...

Death toll rises to 512 in Oct. 14 Mogadishu truck bombing

7 years ago

  MOGADISHU, The death toll in the Oct. 14 truck bombing in Mogadishu has risen to 512, a national committee appointed by the government said in its final report,...

Japanese women too busy to fall in love, survey saysc

7 years ago

    TOKYO, Some 60 percent of eligible women in Japan are reluctant to start a love relationship due to the growing burden at work, The Japan Times...

M6.0 earthquake jolts Ecuador -- USGS

7 years ago

  BEIJING,  A magnitude-6.0 earthquake jolted 19 km northeast of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador, at 1119 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.  The epicenter, with a...

Myanmar social media anger after Pope uses 'Rohingya' word

7 years ago

    YANGON,  Pope Francis's embrace of the Rohingya during a trip to Bangladesh has sparked some angry comment on social media in Myanmar, where just days earlier...

WHO seeks 5 mln USD for health response operations in Somalia

7 years ago

  MOGADISHU,  The UN health agency said Sunday it is suffering a funding gap of 5 million U.S. dollars required to maintain its first line health response operations in...

Trump denies asking FBI to drop Flynn probe

7 years ago

  WASHINGTON, US President Donald Trump denied Sunday having asked then FBI director James Comey to drop an investigation into former national security advisor Michael Flynn, who has since...

Yemen rebel ally Saleh says open to talks with Saudis

7 years ago

SANAA, Yemeni strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh said Saturday he was open to talks with the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels, as his alliance with the Huthi insurgents appeared to be...

Thirteen dead in S. Korea fishing boat crash

7 years ago

  SEOUL, Thirteen people were killed and two were missing after a fishing boat collided with a tanker off South Korea's west coast and capsized early Sunday, the country's...

Mattis to visit Pakistan next week

7 years ago

  Washington,  US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis will visit Pakistan next week as part of a four-nation tour during which he is expected to pressure Islamabad to do more...

Major earthquake hits Iran-Iraq border killing 129 people in Iran

7 years ago

TEHRAN-A huge earthquake measuring 7.3 magnitude struck near the Iran-Iraq border area on Sunday, killing 129 and injuring over thousands, according to Iran's official media Monday.  The quake's epicenter...

S.Korea, U.S. agree to expand rotational deployment of U.S. strategic military assets

7 years ago

SEOUL (Xinhua) - Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States agreed Saturday to expand rotational deployment of U.S. strategic military assets to the Korean Peninsula to counter the...

N. Korea nuclear weapon use would meet 'massive military response': Mattis

7 years ago

SEOUL (AFP) - US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis warned Saturday that North Korea would face a "massive military response" if Pyongyang ever used its nuclear weapons. "Make no mistake --...

Daughter of jailed Vietnamese blogger calls on Melania Trump for help

7 years ago

HANOI (AFP) - The 10-year-old daughter of Vietnamese dissident blogger "Mother Mushroom" has written a letter calling on the US First Lady to push for her mother's release from prison...

Madrid fires Catalonia's regional police chief

7 years ago

MADRID - Madrid on Saturday dismissed the chief of Catalonia's regional police, the Mossos d'Esquadra, a day after imposing direct control on the region over a bid to break away...