Chinese envoy calls for maintaining momentum of peace in South Sudan

A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday called for maintaining the momentum of peace in South Sudan following the peace deal signed last September by the countrys two warring parties. At a ...

North Korea says U.S. extension of sanctions 'a hostile act': KCNA

The recent U.S. extension of sanctions against North Korea was an act of hostility and an outright challenge to an historic summit between the two countries in Singapore last year، a spokesman for ...

Putin aide: downed U.S. drone was in Iranian airspace

- Russia has military intelligence that shows that a U.S. drone was in Iranian air space when it was shot down by Iran last week، Nikolai Patrushev، Secretary of Russia’s Security Council، said on ...

Iran dismisses new U.S. sanctions، calls White House "retarded"

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed new U.S. sanctions on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and described the White House as “mentally retarded”، an insult Iran has used in the past about ...

Russian air force plane lands in Venezuela: witness

A Russian air force plane landed on Monday in Venezuela’s main airport، according to a Reuters witness and a website that tracks plane movements، three months after a similar arrival spurred a war of ...

Bolton says way is open for Iran to enter talks with U.S.

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton، speaking after the United States increased sanctions against Iranian officials، said Washington was still willing to talk to Iran، Reuters reported. "The ...

Iran: Latest US Sanctions Mean End of Diplomacy

US sanctions against top Iranian officials represent the "permanent closure" of the path to diplomacy with Washington، Irans foreign ministry said on Tuesday، Asharq Al-awsat English reported. ...

Over 28،000 affected by rainstorms in Guangxi

Torrential rain in south Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has caused one death and affected the lives of over 28،000 people since Saturday، the local emergency management department said ...

U.S. Envoy Says Iran Can Negotiate or Watch Its Economy Falter

Iran can come to the negotiating table or let its economy crumble، the U.S. special representative for Iran، Brian Hook، told reporters in a telephone briefing on Monday، Bloomberg reported. “Iran’s ...

Russia says new U.S. sanctions on Iran are illegal

New sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran are illegal، Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday، Reuters reported. Speaking on a regular media call، Peskov declined to say what ...

Trump to visit South Korea this week for summit with Moon: Blue House

Ethiopia's Amhara attorney general dies of injures

The attorney general of Amhara state in northern Ethiopia has died of wounds، becoming the third victim of a coup bid which also saw the regions president and his advisor gunned down، state media ...

Britain COULD join Trump in a war on Iran، says Jeremy Hunt

Britain will consider joining a US military assault on Iran، Jeremy Hunt said last night، Dailymail reported. The Foreign Secretary confirmed the UK would consider requests for support ‘on a ...

British parliament evacuated due to fire alert

The British parliament was evacuated on Monday due to a fire alert، a Reuters witness said. A message over the PA system urged people to leave the building. Lawmakers were also asked to leave the ...

China says will not allow Hong Kong issue to be discussed at G20 summit

China’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Jun said on Monday that China will not allow the Group of 20 nations to discuss the Hong Kong issue at its summit this week، Reuters reported، ...

Russia says it will counter new U.S. sanctions on Iran: reports

Russia and its partners will take steps to counter new sanctions that Washington has said it will impose on Iran، Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies ...

Bangladesh train derailment over canal kills five، injures 100

A passenger train derailed in Bangladesh on Monday، killing at least five people and injuring more than 100، and there could be more casualties inside two carriages that fell into a canal، a police ...

Ruling party candidate declared winner of Mauritania election

Mauritania’s electoral commission proclaimed ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani winner on Sunday with 52% of votes in a presidential election the previous day، Reuters reported. His ...

11 Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack: authorities

At least 11 Chadian soldiers were killed in an attack blamed on Boko Haram terrorist group at Lake Chad، the latest in a surge of attacks in the region، authorities said on Sunday، according to AFP. ...

Magnitude 5.5 quake hits eastern Japan، no immediate damage

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit eastern Japan on Monday morning، the Japan Meteorological Agency said، Reuters reported. The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of ...

U.S. cyber attacks on Iranian targets not successful، Iran minister says

U.S. cyber attacks against Iranian targets have not been successful، Iran’s telecoms minister said on Monday، within days of reports that the Pentagon had launched a long-planned cyber attack to ...

Pompeo says hopes Trump letter to North Korean leader can restart talks

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that he hopes a letter sent by President Donald Trump to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un can pave the way for new talks aimed at ending North ...

Migrants describe overcrowded Mexican detention centers as Trump ratchets up pressure

Mexico’s immigration centers are becoming increasingly squalid and overcrowded as authorities step up the detention of migrants headed for the United States، with inmates languishing for weeks amid ...

Rival in UK PM race calls on frontrunner Johnson to answer 'difficult questions'

The frontrunner to be Britain’s next prime minister، Boris Johnson، came under renewed pressure on Sunday to explain the circumstances of a late-night row between him and girlfriend that led to the ...

Southeast Asian leaders emphasize economic strength in face of U.S.-China tensions

Southeast Asian leaders agreed on Sunday to work together on the region’s economy and security to strengthen their position to face growing U.S.-China tensions، as they wrapped up their summit in ...

Venezuela detains six military، police officials: family members، activists

Venezuelan authorities have arrested six members of the country’s military and police forces over the weekend، according to relatives of the detainees and human rights activists، as President ...

U.S. prods Iran for talks to ease Gulf tensions; Tehran dismisses sanctions threat

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not seeking war with Tehran after a senior Iranian military commander warned any conflict in the Gulf region could spread uncontrollably and ...

Ethiopia's army chief، top regional officials killed in northern coup attempt

Ethiopia’s army chief of staff and the regional president of the northern state of Amhara were killed in two related attacks when a general tried to seize control of Amhara in an attempted coup، the ...

India rejects U.S. report on attacks on minority Muslims

(Reuters) - India on Sunday rejected a U.S. State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks on the country’s ...