KIEV: Armed pro-Russian separatists ambushed a convoy of Ukrainian self-defence fighters near Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk yesterday, two days…

This image released by Nasa shows the ‘Global Selfie’ Earth mosaic containing more than 36,000 individual photographs from the more…

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives passed landmark reforms Thursday curbing bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records, the first step…

CAIRO: Security forces in the Sinai peninsula killed the leader of Egypt’s deadliest militant group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, along with…

DAMASCUS: Syria’s army broke a siege of Aleppo prison Thursday, cutting off a major rebel supply route, as Damascus allies…

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The United Nations blacklisted and imposed sanctions on Boko Haram as an al-Qaeda-linked terror group Thursday,…

Thailand’s army summoned more than 100 prominent figures from the nation’s rival political sides on Friday, including “Red Shirt” leaders,…

CANBERRA: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Friday welcomed the decision by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to designate…