Moscow protesters vow to rage against the regime

It was about 11pm when Georgy Vorontsov, an opposition activist in Moscow, returned home to find four men waiting for him outside. “They called me a traitor and a dreg of society,” he said. “And ...

North Korea says it may boost military to counter US, South Korea and Japan pact

North Korea has denounced the United States, South Korea and Japan for pushing to boost their trilateral military cooperation targeting the North, warning that Pyongyang may need to consider ...

Meeting of Afghan clerics ends with silence on education for girls

A gathering of thousands of Afghan clerics and elders has ended with a call for international recognition, but silence on the country’s ban on secondary education for girls. Nearly a year since ...

Labeled a ‘Challenge’ by NATO, China Signals Its Own Hard-Line Worldview

Two more Britons in Ukraine face death penalty as ‘mercenaries’

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, MB behind chaos, protests in Libya as talks fail

Turmoil has soared across Libya as Libyan political protagonists quit talks in Geneva Thursday without reaching a deal on the constitutional draft and elections. Talks between the ...

Thousands rally in Sudan day after 9 killed during protests

Taliban Splits Emerge Over Religion, Power and Girls’ Schools

Strong earthquake kills 5 in southern Iran

Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada joins religious circle in Kabul

Rights group: Palestinians torture detainees with impunity

Iran accused of making ‘maximalist demands’ in nuclear deal talks

Russian forces retreat from Snake Island, defence ministry says

Russian missiles kill at least 18 in attack on children’s centre and apartments

Russia working on Taliban ties, Putin says in Tajikistan