Pakistan’s interior minister appealed for calm on Tuesday in the country’s commercial capital Karachi, where shopowners surveyed gutted premises a day after a suicide bomber...
Ahmadinejad calls for more pro-government rallies
Iranian authorities continued arresting opposition members on Tuesday, as hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad slammed Western governments for supporting anti-government protests since Sunday in which at...
Israel approves new funding for settlements
The Israeli cabinet approved listing some Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as "national priority zones," entitling the communities to millions of dollars of...
Five held with plane full of weapons from N.Korea
Thailand detained five men after they made an emergency landing in Bangkok with a cargo plane from North Korea full of heavy weapons, ministers and officials...
US turns up heat on Iran over nuclear program, rights
The White House turned up the heat on Iran, echoing EU concerns while warning of "credible consequences" if Tehran continues to defy international demands to...
UK government warns its compatriots against drink-skiing
British tourists coming to France for the ski season have been warned by their own government to be careful when drinking at high altitudes. The...
