Aden (AFP) – Yemeni government forces have advanced into the Red Sea town of Mokha but Shiite Huthi rebels are still putting up fierce resistance, a military official said on Saturday. Forces loyal to …
WASHINGTON: A day after US President Donald Trump ordered no-visa policy for seven Muslim states, a White House official hinted that the ban could be extended to other countries, including Pakistan. “You can point …
KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan arrested 60 Indian fishermen on Friday for alleged violation of its territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, according to a maritime official. The arrests have been made weeks after Islamabad released …
From January 12-15, China warmly hosted its first foreign leader in 2017: the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) chief, Secretary-General Nguyen Phu Trong. This was also Trong’s first China visit since he was re-elected …
By Pamela Constable January 28 KABUL — An ominous week-long standoff between the government and its rogue first vice president is choking traffic and dominating talk in the edgy Afghan capital. Police units have …
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The only insurgent leader to sign a peace pact with Afghanistan’s government will return to the country within weeks, his chief negotiator says, in a move that could shake up …
Only days after being fired as mayor Tajikistan’s capital city, long-serving and ultimate elite loyalist Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev has found himself potentially becoming a target of corruption investigations. The deputy head of the state anticorruption …
Free trade in Asia is far from dead. The question now is whether the U.S. will reap any of the benefits. By Ankit Panda January 24, 2017 On Monday, U.S. President Donald …
MANILA (Reuters) – A dental student from Paris was crowned Miss Universe on Monday, becoming the second Frenchwoman to win the title in the pageant’s history and the first champion from Europe in more …
MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has delivered a speech without sex jokes and expletives — telling the gathering of Miss Universe contestants that he was told to watch his language. Mr Duterte told …