World

Beirut: Syria’s nearly eight-year-old conflict saw its lowest annual death toll in 2018 as the regime reasserted its authority over swathes of territory,...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday rejected calls for a new vote after being declared landslide winner in an election marred by deadly...

Kinshasa: The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday began counting ballots from a presidential election marked by delays and fears of violence and...

Washington: President Donald Trump appeared on Monday to water down shock plans for an immediate pullout of US troops from Syria, even as he defiantly...

Moscow: Four people were killed and nearly 70 unaccounted for after a gas explosion tore through a residential building in Russia on Monday, leaving...

Muscat: A major luxury resort in the Philippines has cancelled a controversial stunt to break the world's balloon dropping record after facing criticism...

Muscat: Pakistan’s national carrier, Pakistan International Airline (PIA) recently terminated 50 cabin crew staff, including three pilots for possessing...

Cotabato: Two men were killed and at least 32 others wounded on Monday after a bomb went off outside a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party won Sunday’s controversial general election, local TV said. Hasina’s alliance...

Muscat: Noted Indian filmmaker Mrinal Sen passed away at the age of 95 in India on Sunday morning. Sen a noted Bengali filmmaker was based in Kolkata. Along...