Shah Alam, Jan. 7 (PTI/AFP): Malaysia’s veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad was named as the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate today as a bruising election battle looms...

Tehran, Jan. 7 (IANS): At least 51 people have been injured by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah, which had...

Beijing, Jan 7 (IANS) China punished a total of 159,100 people for corruption and indiscipline during 2017, the country’s top anti-graft body has said. Of the...

Riyadh, Jan. 7 (PTI/AFP): Eleven Saudi princes face trial after their arrest at a sit-in protesting having to pay their utility bills, authorities said today,...

Beijing, Jan. 7 (PTI): Thirty-two crew members, mostly Iranians, have gone missing after a tanker carrying oil from Iran to South Korea collided with a...

Tehran, Jan. 7 (PTI/AFP): The Iranian parliament held a closed-door meeting today to discuss the deadly protests that hit the country last week, while more...

Cox’s Bazar, Jan. 7 (PTI/AFP): Hindu farmer Surodhon Pal has packed his bags, eager to return to Myanmar after fleeing for Bangladesh during a wave...

Seoul, Jan. 7 (IANS): North and South Korea have agreed on the composition of the delegations which will participate in the first high-level meeting on...

Beijing, Jan. 7 (IANS): Chinese authorities will move millions of people from their homes across the country as part of President Xi Jinpings goal of...

Amman, Jan. 7 (IANS): King Abdullah II of Jordan on Saturday called for intensified Arab efforts to support the Palestinians following a decision by US...