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Churches in southern Egypt will not celebrate Easter following bombings

Hosni Mubarak, the dictator who ruled the country for 30 years, operated a state of emergency throughout his reign to ruthlessly crush any opposition, until he ...

Iran's Rouhani condemns USA attack on Syria, chides Gulf Arabs

The comments from the Trump administration signal a new course in the foreign policy regarding Syria. But "we've got to go and make sure that we actually see a ...

Someone Edited Sean Spicer's Hitler Comments as HBO's Veep Credits

But this is not the first week that Spicer's credibility has come under withering scrutiny. This neatly ties in with what Nancy Pelosi is demanding. Respondin...

Internet Services in Kashmir to Be Suspended Till 12 April

State and paramilitary police fired bullets and shotgun pellets as thousands of protesters shouting slogans against Indian rule charged into voting booths in Bu...

It would be fantastic if we got along with Putin and Russian Federation

The comments came as he was hosting Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House in Washington DC. "It is no longer obsolete", he said. "I sai...

EFCC : Anti-graft agency discovers $38M, N23M in Ikoyi home

The commision acted on a tip-off by yet another whistleblower. Also, three days ago, €547,730 and £21,090 as well as N5,648,500 were recovered from a Bureau d...

Putin Meets With Tillerson in Moscow

Putin received Tillerson at the Kremlin along with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after the top diplomats held several hours of talks dominated by the...

Syria Chemical Attack: US 'disappointed' at Russia's Syria stance

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the USA strike should be the start of a renewed effort to end the civil war, which has killed an estimated 400,00...

U.S. intelligence intercepted communications between Syrian military, chemical experts

And U.S. officials had accused Russian Federation of covering up Assad's chemical weapons attack on civilians. USA officials have said that there is "no dou...

Syria's Shayrat Airport to Be Re-operated within Few Days: Homs Governor

Nine were wounded and seven killed in total, Talal Barazi, the governor of Homs province, clarified on Friday afternoon. " This aggression towards Syria is no...

Rouhani: Russia was 'inch from confrontation' with United States after strikes on Syria

Or to ease the humanitarian crisis there. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson - during a stop in Italy on his way to Moscow for a potentially tense visit, given...

Venezuela opposition march over Henrique Capriles ban

Addressing a crowd before Saturday's demonstration, which drew thousands, Capriles said "Nobody can disqualify the Venezuelan people". The Venezuelan presiden...

US and Russia agree on Syria probe

A team of experts from the global chemical weapons watchdog has been sent to Turkey to collect samples as part of an investigation into an alleged chemical weap...

Syrian Army: US-led airstrike kills hundreds

U.S. officials claimed that the suspected Khan Shaykhun attack had been launched from the military site. Syria and its ally Russian Federation deny Damascus c...

Syria missile attack: Too many bombs, too little destruction

For that to happen, he said, "this oppressive Assad needs to go". Trump's decision was welcomed by the Syrian rebels and their main backers, including Turkey ...

G-7 ministers appeal to Russia on Syria but reject sanctions

President Donald Trump has said the use of chemical munitions justified a US missile strike last week on a Syrian airbase where the report said the Syrian plane...

Assange 'cordially invites' Ecuador's Lasso to leave country within 30 days

Moreno, a paraplegic former vice-president, had secured 51.1 percent of the votes compared with Lasso's 48.9 percent, with more than 96 percent of votes counted...

Russian metro bombing puts Putin's Syria policy to the test

Russian authorities raided a residential building in St Petersburg on Thursday and found explosives similar to those used by a suicide bomber who this week blew...

Rex Tillerson: Assad may face war crimes charge in future

But Lavrov said Wednesday that the USA and Russian Federation have agreed on the need for a United Nations probe of the Syrian chemical attack, a step that cou...

Kim V Trump: President talks up military, calls China

Trump also heralded China's decision to turn away North Korean coal shipments - a vital export for the regime and a key part of much flouted U.N. Security Counc...

Sylvester Stallone launches lawsuit against Warner Bros

Sylvester Stallone says he believes he is still due more pay for the film " Demolition Man ", and his suit brings causes of action for breach of written contra...

Germany on Spicer: Nazi parallels lead to 'nothing good'

This comment rightfully drew backlash. "I was obviously trying to make a point about the heinous acts that Assad had made against his own people last week, us...

Manchin takes stand to back court nominee

While Democrats including Joe Manchin III of West Virginia have voiced reluctance to force Republicans to end the filibuster, it doesn't appear to be enough to ...

Trump reverses position, says North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is 'no longer obsolete'

For more than a year, Trump has said North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is outdated and costing the United States too much money, suggesting replacing it with a...

PKK is a major concern for Diyarbakir in Turkey's referendum

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu confirmed early Wednesday that the incident was "a terror attack" after initially calling it an accident, daily Hurriye...

Latest North Korean missile was a Scud

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) determined the missile launch from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America. In 2016, the North t...

Japan issues 'strong protest' over N.Korea missile launch

USA officials have not identified what type of missile was tested on March 21 since it exploded so soon after launch. In another call on Thursday, Trump's nat...

President meets with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation secretary general at White House

Trump maintained, as he did for the entirety of his candidacy, that it would be good for the U.S.to have better relations with Russian Federation but as it stan...

Coalition strike mistakenly kills 18 US-backed fighters in Syria

U.S. Central Command said a misdirected airstrike Tuesday killed 18 fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces south of the Tabqa Dam, according to the Associate...

Nonpartisanship key for health care

Another 30 percent of respondents support a full "repeal and replace" of the law, while only 26 percent want to keep the Affordable Care Act "in place as it is"...

Trump's message to China on 'North Korean problem'

The Japanese MSDF could conduct helicopter and communication drills with the US Navy's first carrier strike group, the source added. The paper said Washington...

North Korea launches intermediate-range ballistic missile

Many South Korean experts say "Pukguksong-2" missile would be a greater security threat because it can be launched anywhere from a ground-based mobile vehicle. ...

Trump refuses to give Bannon a ringing endorsement

Kushner, who has no foreign policy or military experience, has been saddled with a lot of responsibility in the Trump administration. "And in defense of nat...

Trump and taxes: Back to drawing board, seeks GOP consensus

For a tax overhaul to succeed, the president needs to take his pitch on the road to rile up his base, lobbyists advise. Democrats, who are increasingly reluctan...

Trump Adviser Page: 'I Wasn't a Foreign Agent'

He has not been accused of any crimes. However, Trump's campaign spokeswoman later added that Page's role was "informal". "This confirms all of my suspicions ...