Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Defying global public opinion, reclusive North Korea has claimed to have detonated its first hydrogen bomb sending political shock waves around the world and even angering its ally China. China joined…
Canberra, Jan 6 (IANS) The official Twitter account of the Australian navy’s senior advisor on Islamic affairs has been shut down, days after an anti-Islamic political party complained about tweets that were critical of the…
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) South Korean vowed on Wednesday to forge a united stance with the international community to punish Pyongyang for going ahead with a fourth nuclear test. Seoul will ensure that North Korea…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (File Photo: IANS) Tokyo, Jan 6 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday condemned a hydrogen bomb test conducted by North Korea, saying the test was a “significant threat”….
Seoul, Jan 6 (AFP) North Korea said today it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test, marking a major step forward in its nuclear development, if confirmed. “The republic’s first hydrogen bomb test…
Damascus, Jan 5 (IANS) The escalation of tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran against the backdrop of the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia cleric could negatively rebound on the efforts for establishing a peace…
Havana, Jan 5 (IANS) Visiting Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe met Cuban Foreign Trade and Investments Minister Rodrigo Malmierca to seek new business opportunities between the island and the US state. During Monday’s meeting, McAuliffe said…
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Islamabad will be the sister city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus, the media reported on Tuesday. During Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Belarus, both the governments agreed that…
Khartoum, Jan 5 (IANS) Sudan has urged members of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Khartoum to leave within two weeks after the north-east African country’s earlier decision to cut off its diplomatic ties with Tehran….
(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) Paris, Jan 5 (IANS) Creating more jobs, fighting terrorism and maintaining security at home are the French government’s priorities this year, President Francois Hollande has said. In a New Year message to…
United Nations, Jan 5 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the attack on the Indian consulate in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif, but declined to comment on the terror attack at an Indian Air…
(AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader) Tehran, Jan 4 (AFP) Iran’s supreme leader said today the United States was seeking to influence next month’s elections in the Islamic republic but said such efforts would…
Tokyo, Jan 4 (IANS) Japan has expressed grave concern over China carrying out a test flight to a runway on an island in a disputed part of the South China Sea, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida…
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) The Pakistani government has planned to build a motorway from its Peshawar city to Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the media reported. The four-lane road via Jalalabad and Torkham covers 265 km and…
Kabul, Jan 4 (IANS) Gunshots continued to ring out Monday at the Indian consulate in Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif city that a group of armed men attacked a day before, an official said. Thw attackers had taken…
London, Jan 4 (IANS) British Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood on Sunday expressed “disappointment” at the mass executions in Saudi Arabia, saying Britain will continue to raise these cases with the Saudi authorities….
Riyadh, Jan 4 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister announced on Saturday to cut diplomatic ties with Iran and asked all Iranian diplomats to leave within 48 hours, local media reported. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir…
Tehran, Jan 3 (IANS) Iran police have arrested 40 protesters who raided and torched the Saudi embassy in Tehran, a senior official said on Sunday. The judiciary has issued an order to identify and arrest…
Tehran, Jan 3 (IANS) Angry protesters against the execution of a Shia leader by Saudi Arabia set fire parts of the Saudi consulate in Iran’s northeastern religious city of Mashhad on Saturday, Tabnak news website…
London, Jan 2 (IANS) The Iranian government and religious leaders across the Middle East have condemned Saudi Arabias execution of a prominent Shia cleric along with 46 others and warned of repercussions that could bring…