Paris knife attacker was French citizen born in Chechnya

An attacker who stabbed and killed a 29-year-old in central Paris on Saturday night was a naturalised Frenchman born in Russia’s Chechnya region in 19...

20 Muslim Brotherhood Suspects Placed on Terrorist Lists in Egypt

A Cairo court in Egypt ordered on Saturday that 20 Muslim Brotherhood members be placed on terrorist lists for the next five years.The court based its...

Vladimir Putin deploys Cossacks to Moscow for first time in a century to suppress protests

Russia’s minority opposition is by now used to many things – but few of its members were prepared for the scene that greeted them last Saturday.Instea...

Jerusalem strengthens security measures ahead of US Embassy opening

Thousands of Israeli soldiers are sent to the border with the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, as well as to Jerusalem, to strengthen security measures a...

Bahrain launches new $1bn energy fund

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – Iran and Sri Lanka signed 5 memoranda of understanding in the presence of the two countries’ presidents in Tehran on Sunday to ...

Iran, Sri Lanka ink 5 MoUs

India says too soon to know impacts of Iran sanctions

India says it cannot yet determine the impacts of returning US sanctions on its plans to import oil from Iran.India’s Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told...

Lawmakers sign Jerusalem Oath in defense of sacred city

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Michael Cinco gown steals Cannes limelight

Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco is known for his extravagant gowns, and the work of art he created for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Cannes app...

Observatory: 19 Iranians Killed in 2 Days of Israeli Strikes on Syria

At least 11 Iranians were among those killed in unprecedented Israeli strikes on Syria on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Satur...

At Least 19 Killed in Fighting Between Myanmar Army, Rebels

North Korea to Destroy Nuclear Test Site before US Summit

Ramadan bazaars help set the scene for the holy month

JEDDAH: With Ramadan almost upon us, preparations for the holy month are at their peak. Families are preparing food in advance for luscious iftars, de...

8 dead, nearly 40 wounded as bombs hit 3 Indonesian churches

JAKARTA: Three attacks including one by a suicide bomber disguised as a churchgoer targeted three churches in Indonesia's second largest city of Surab...

NASA plans to send mini-helicopter to Mars

Tampa: The US space agency said on Saturday it plans to launch the first-ever helicopter to Mars in 2020, a miniature, unmanned drone-like chopper tha...

Iran crossed a red line, forcing his army to strike its bases in Syria: Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said, Iran crossed a red line, forcing his army to strike its bases in Syria. In a statement, Mr Ne...

US Secretary of State says US offers to help rebuild N Korea economy if it disarms

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, if North Korea agrees to surrender its nuclear arsenal, Washington will work with Pyongyang to rebuild its...

Sushma Swaraj met Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj met on Friday Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations...

7 people have been found dead in Australia's Margaret River wine-growing region

Seven people have been found dead in a rural town in Australia's Margaret River wine-growing region, police said on Friday.A MOTHER and her four child...

Pakistan to impose restrictions on US diplomats

Islamabad: Pakistan is considering imposing reciprocal restrictions on US diplomats after Washington announced that it would impose travel restriction...

Maldives court jails two Supreme Court justices

In Maldives, a court has sentenced two Supreme Court justices to more than 19 months in prison on charges of influencing lower court decisions. T...

US President Donald Trump to meet King Jong-un on 12th June in Singapore

US President Donald Trump will meet North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12th of next month for the historic meeting. Trump said the highl...

SpaceX halts countdown of first commercial launch of updated Falcon 9 rocket in Florida

SpaceX has aborted the launch of its planned first commercial flight of an updated Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on a miss...

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd's Q4FY18 standalone net profit rises 4.27% yoy to Rs178.1cr

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited's standalone revenue for the quarter (adjusted for excise duty) came in at Rs9,788.1cr, registering 43.4% yoy in...

The $325,0000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan has arrived and it's the ultimate luxury SUV

On Thursday, the Rolls-Royce officially unveiled the first SUV in the company's 114-year history. Dubbed the Cullinan, after the largest diamond ever ...

Natural Gas Discovered in Morocco’s Ksar El Kebir

The discovery, the seventh since SDX Energy’s arrival in Morocco,, marks the ninth well drilled by the British oil company.After drilling to a depth o...

Egypt forces kill 21 terrorists in Sinai: army

CAIRO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian armed forces together with police killed 21 terrorists in North and Central Sinai during anti-terrorist raids over ...

World Cup Selection Dilemma: Brazil's lack of quality right-backs beyond Alves

There were fears that Dani Alves would miss the World Cup after he limped off with a knee injury in PSG’s Coupe de France success on Tuesday night. Wh...

Flipkart deal wrapped, Walmart now eyeing deals in Brazil and Japan

The wheeling and dealing show how McMillon is focusing on high-potential markets like China and India, finding partners to help it battle online and c...

Police in Delhi parade ‘space suit’ scammers after NASA claims exposed

The alleged scam was out of this world but Indian police brought a father and son duo down to earth Wednesday when they paraded them in the fake space...