KABUL: UN-backed fraud investigators on Monday threw out nearly a third of President Hamid Karzai’s ballots from Afghanistan’s disputed August election, setting the stage for a runoff. The... Full Story
TEHRAN: The chief of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard accused the United States, Britain and Pakistan on Monday of having links with Sunni militants responsible for a suicide bombing that
LONDON: The world faces “catastrophe” if action is not agreed at the UN climate summit in December, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Monday as major polluting countries met in... Full Story
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration on Monday said it would renew economic sanctions on Sudan, but also offered Khartoum new incentives to end violence in Darfur and the semi-autonomous south ahead
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is committed to creating a Palestinian state and determined to move forward with peace talks, said National Security Adviser Gen.
VIENNA: Talks between Iran and world powers on a deal to ease concerns about Tehran’s nuclear drive started well on Monday, the UN atomic agency chief said, despite Iran’s reported refusal
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Education Ministry has recalled all copies of a history textbook because of a passage alleging “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians during the 1948 war, a newspaper
GENEVA: Iraqi journalist Muntadar Al-Zaidi who hurled his shoes at US President George W. Bush was given a hero’s welcome in Geneva on Monday far warmer than the subdued reception in his own
BAGHDAD: Bombs targeting a take-out restaurant and a commuter bus in the Iraqi capital killed at least four people Monday, highlighting the challenges for Iraqi forces trying to maintain security in
THE HAGUE: A Sudanese rebel leader told the International Criminal Court on Monday he had nothing to do with the execution-style killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in Darfur. Bahr Idris
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Troops fought militants on three fronts and fighter jets bombed insurgent positions near the Afghan border Monday as Pakistan pressed ahead with an assault on the country’s
ISLAMABAD: A visiting US lawmaker on Monday allayed concerns over a $7.5-billion American aid package, saying the legislation signed by President Barack Obama last week marks a true sign of friendship
MANILA: The Philippine military deployed boats and helicopters to the north of the country on Monday, as officials warned Typhoon Lupit could cause more devastation after two storms claimed nearly
