KABUL: Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah quit an election runoff on Sunday after accusing the government of not meeting his demand for a fair vote, leaving doubts over the legitimacy... Full Story
JERUSALEM: The Palestinians on Sunday said Washington’s backing for Israeli refusal to halt Jewish settlement expansion had killed any hope of reviving peace negotiations soon. Israel on
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka called on US authorities to drop plans to interview the island’s military commander over allegations of war crimes against ethnic Tamil rebels, an official said Sunday.
RAMALLAH: Palestinian security forces have foiled a lone Jewish gunman’s attempt to infiltrate Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday. They believe his intention was to massacre worshipers in the compound. Hatim
TEL AVIV: Several dozen Israelis protested on Sunday the arrival in the country of a Swedish journalist who accused Israel of stealing organs from dead Palestinians. The protesters were waiting
BAGHDAD: A bomb attached to a bicycle killed five people and wounded dozens in southern Iraq on Sunday, and at least five others were killed in violence across the country, police said. The bloodshed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces are zeroing in on two major Taleban bases in South Waziristan region as their offensive pushes deeper into militant bastion on the Afghan border, the military said on Sunday. Troops
DUBAI: Pakistan plans to send an official delegation to the United States in mid-November to attract investment in a bid to revive its economy following a series of militant attacks, a senior official
