Published On: June 21, 2016 09:10 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 21: Bahrain's government on Monday stripped the country's leading Shiite cleric of his nationality in a move that brought thousands of protesters into the streets and threatened to further ignite sectarian tensions across the region.
Published On: June 20, 2016 10:44 AM NPT By: Associated Press
OAXACA, Mexico, June 20: Violent clashes between police and members of a radical teachers' union who had blockaded roads in southern Mexico on Sunday left six people dead and more than 100 injured, officials said.
Published On: June 19, 2016 12:54 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 19: An Indonesian official says 24 people have been killed by flooding and landslides in central Java and many others remain missing.
Published On: June 19, 2016 11:10 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CAIRO, June 19: An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the rule of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
Published On: June 19, 2016 06:10 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 19: The party of Malaysia's scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak has won two parliamentary by-elections in a landslide, further strengthening his rule despite corruption allegations.
Published On: June 18, 2016 05:55 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CAIRO, June 18: An Egyptian court has sentenced six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the rule of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.
Published On: June 18, 2016 03:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, June 18: The accused killer of British lawmaker Jo Cox has given his name as "Death to traitors, freedom for Britain" in his first court appearance.
Published On: June 18, 2016 07:23 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BIRSTALL, England, June 18: British police on Saturday charged a reclusive gardener with murder and other offenses in the slaying of a popular Labour Party lawmaker, Jo Cox, as evidence emerged the 52-year-old had decades-old ties to a neo-Nazi movement and an interest in anarchist weapons literature.
Published On: June 17, 2016 01:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HONG KONG, June 17: Hong Kong pro-democracy groups rallied Friday against China's tightening grip on the semiautonomous city following electrifying revelations by a bookseller who spoke out about his months-long detention in the mainland.
Published On: June 17, 2016 08:43 AM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, June 17: Ukraine's U.N. ambassador said Thursday he is "completely outraged" by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's comments in a prepared speech saying Russia has a critical role to play in ending the conflict in his country.