WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iran Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, who died in Baghdad "in a decisive defensive action...
Pope sorry for slapping devotee
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis apologised Wednesday for slapping a woman who had grabbed him as he greeted a crowd of devotees, shortly before he...
Taiwan's military chief of staff missing after helicopter crash
TAIPEI: Taiwanese rescuers were searching for the chief of military staff and two others who went missing after a helicopter crashed landed in a...
Indian expats in Abu Dhabi submit memorandum to embassy; want CAA revoked
DUBAI: A group of Indian expats in the UAE have submitted a memorandum to the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi expressing concerns over the...
Tear gas fired at Iraq protesters storming US embassy: AFP
BAGHDAD: Iraqi protesters breached the outer wall of the high-security US embassy compound on Tuesday, AFP correspondents reported, in anger at weekend air strikes...
Russia and Ukraine finalise gas transit deal just before deadline
KIEV: Moscow and Kiev on Monday signed a five-year agreement on the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine, finalising months of difficult...
Houston grabs global headlines in 2019 with 'Howdy, Modi!' event
HOUSTON: Houston, known as the world's energy capital, grabbed international headlines in 2019 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump addressed the...
French official 'very surprised' after Ghosn flees Japan
PARIS: A senior official at France's economy ministry on Tuesday said she was "very surprised" by the flight of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn...
Gen Rawat's appointment as CDS will help catalyse greater India-US defence cooperation: Wells
WASHINGTON: The US has congratulated Gen Bipin Rawat on his appointment as India's first Chief of Defence Staff, saying this will help "catalyse" greater...
Eighteen killed in new militia attack in eastern DR Congo
BENI: Eighteen people in eastern DR Congo's troubled region of Beni have been killed in a fresh attack by a notorious armed group, a...