Kandahar, May 22: At least 16 people were killed and 38 wounded today when a minivan packed with explosives detonated as security forces were trying to defuse it in southern...

Riyadh, May 22: A Saudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A330 jet made an emergency landing in the western Red Sea city of Jeddah, injuring 53 people, aviation officials said today. The...

Beijing, May 21 :  Beijing today hit back at allegations it was "militarising" the South China Sea after landing bombers at an airbase in the contested waters, instead accusing Washington...

Washington, May 21:  The United States will increase the financial pressure on Iran with the "strongest sanctions in history," after Washington pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran,...

Damascus, May 21 :  Syria's army said today it has "completely" secured the capital Damascus and its outskirts after ousting the Islamic State group, marking a major milestone in the...

Beirut, May 20 :  A first batch of Islamic State group fighters left their final stronghold in Syria's capital early today under a deal struck after weeks of fierce combat,...

Havana, May 20 : Cuba observed a weekend of national mourning for victims of its worst crash in nearly three decades that killed 110 passengers and crew. An investigation has been...

Havana, May 19: A Cuban state airways plane with 110 passengers and crew on board crashed shortly after taking off from Havana, killing all but three people on board in...

Murmansk, May 19: Russia today unveiled the world's first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk where it will be...

Santa Fe (US), May 19:  Evan San Miguel, a freshman at Santa Fe High School, said he was in his art class when a fellow student burst in and yelled...