TOKYO: Japan yesterday insisted it had made no decision on whether to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean next year,…

BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry told the United States yesterday to stop “gesticulating” in its criticism of China’s treatment of dissidents,…

TEHRAN: The sanctions on medicine and medical supplies by the Western governments contravene humanitarian principles and this must stop, Iran’s…

KABUL/BEIJING: China is quietly preparing for a more robust role in the future of Afghanistan, concerned that the withdrawal of…

JERUSALEM: Israel’s intelligence minister yesterday slammed as unacceptable comments by US Secretary of State John Kerry on negotiations with Iran…

DAMASCUS: President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday that the war that has torn Syria apart for three years and cost more…

KABUL: Fed-up with the massive rigging that took place in previous elections, Afghan voters have been using social media to…

VALPARAISO, Chile: More than 8,000 people were evacuated Sunday as an army of firefighters battled a killer blaze that tore…