Pakistan gets into election mode with challenges galore

By Dwayne Booth 13/04/2013 09:19

From responding to the shifting matrix in Afghanistan to the need for a proactive socio-political order at home, the new government will have its plate full

Putin Has More Free Speech Than All Media

By V.Kermlev 13/04/2013 09:12

State Duma Deputy Alexei Mitrofanov, who heads the Duma committee regulating the media, came up with a new idea two weeks ago to fight the Kremlin's battle against "insulting speech" aimed at politicians

Anonymous blamed for Israel cyber attack

By sajjad Jafari 13/04/2013 06:50

A pro-Palestinian cyber attack campaign was launched against Israeli government websites ,hackers associated with activist group Anonymous are being blamed for an attack.Anonymous has previously threatened to "disrupt and erase

Lebanon's new premier says election delay likely

By 13/04/2013 06:18

Lebanon's June election faces a possible delay, prime minister-designate Tammam Salam said,The Lebanese people breathed a huge sigh of relief after Tammam Salam was named Lebanon’s prime minister designate, tasked

Iraqi Kurds urge US neutrality in oil dispute

By Emad Hajjaj 13/04/2013 05:30

Ten years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the searing memory of what became a deeply unpopular war still remain in the country. Iraq's northern Kurdish region is pressing the Obama administration to remain neutral in a sensitive

Angry Birds from North Korea

By Manny Francisco 13/04/2013 05:26

On the brink of an expected North Korean missile test, U.S. officials focused on the limits of Pyongyang's nuclear firepower Friday, trying to shift attention from the disclosure that the North Koreans might be able to launch a nuclear

First case of new bird flu strain found in China

By Wang Xiaoying 13/04/2013 05:21

The Chinese capital reported on Saturday its first case of a new strain of bird flu, state news agency Xinhua said, the first time it has been found in a human outside of eastern China.The source of infection remains unknown

US military hit by budget cuts

By Scott Stantis 12/04/2013 07:51

The US military has been hard hit by sweeping budget cuts, but has not lost its capacity to stand up to an attack by North Korea, defense officials said.Both parties are putting political spin on the deficit reduction contained in President

Death toll in Egypt sectarian clashes reaches 8

By Emad Hajjaj 12/04/2013 07:19

Another Egyptian Coptic Christian died Thursday of injuries sustained during clashes, raising the death toll from sectarian violence that began last weekend to eight, an Egyptian security official said

Economic legacy of Iron Lady

By Paresh Nath 11/04/2013 08:11

The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace.

Egyptians rally against sectarian violence

By A.Rasimi 10/04/2013 13:15

Hundreds of people marched in the Egyptian capital on Tuesday to condemn sectarianism and call for unity between Muslims and Christians.In some of the worst sectarian violence for months on Friday, four Christians and one Muslim

Self-Defense for Medics in Serbia

By Sergey Yolkin 10/04/2013 12:34

Police in Krasnoyarsk (eastern Siberia) held a self-defense class for ambulance service teams on Tuesday to prevent possible patient attacks on medics.

Hollande's popularity at new low over budget cover up

By Luojie 10/04/2013 12:28

French President Francois Hollande's popularity rating has fallen to its lowest level since he came to power.Socialist Hollande and his finance minister have spent the past week fending off accusations of a cover-up after former budget

The legacy of Iron Lady still resides in UK

By Stephane Peray 10/04/2013 12:16

The death of Margaret Thatcher, former UK prime minister, calls for an assessment of an iconic legacy, Thatcher believed that given the economic malaise in the UK at the time she came to power in 1979, the power of trade unions

Egypt president condemns sectarian violence

By Emad Hajjaj 10/04/2013 12:16

President Morsi orders probe after at least two people killed in clashes at Cairo headquarters of Coptic Christian pope. An open conflict between Morsi's government and the church could add a new and potentially explosive layer,

Cyprus government rejects euro area exit

By Rodrigo 09/04/2013 09:38

Cyprus' new finance minister is ruling out any notion that the cash-strapped country will abandon the euro as its currency.Cyprus's central bank confirmed on Monday it will extend an inquiry into the banking crisis

China's bird flu outbreak no cause for panic: WHO

By Pang Li 09/04/2013 09:36

A strain of bird flu that has been found in humans for the first time in eastern China is no cause for panic, the World Health Organization said on Monday, as the number of people infected rose to 24, with seven deaths.

Turkey can play key role in Mideast peace: Kerry

By Shadi Ghanim 09/04/2013 09:31

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that Turkey can play a major role in the Middle East peace process, calling it a "vibrant and energised" country. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Turkey to quickly normalize

Syrian refugees in Jordan to triple by year-end: UN

By Shadi Ghanim 09/04/2013 09:17

The number of Syrian refugees in Jordan is expected to triple to 1.2 million by the end of the year, the UN said Friday, lamenting a dire lack of funding for aid operations in the country.

Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87

By Christian Adams 09/04/2013 08:29

Margaret Thatcher Britain's first, and so far only female Prime Minister died at age 87.the "Iron Lady" who rolled back the state and faced down her enemies during 11 years