Beijing – China said it will take "necessary countermeasures" after tariff increases were adopted by the United States on Friday, as trade talks between the two sides continued in Washington....
Tehran - The European Union is in an "assessment phase" after Iranian President Hassan Rowhani informed the other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal that Iran will partially pull out of the agreement,...
Istanbul/Athens -By Anindita Ramaswamy, - Turkey remained defiant on Monday in the face of criticism from the European Union and the United States over its plans to drill for natural gas off Cyprus....
Washington - US President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked social media companies as partners with the Democratic Party, citing the blocking of a conservative actor on Twitter. "How can it be...
Tel Aviv/Gaza City (dpa) - Palestinian militants fired some 90 rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Saturday, prompting the Israeli army to respond with multiple airstrikes, killing one man....
Seou - North Korea fired short-range 'projectiles' towards the Sea of Japan early Saturday, South Korean media reported. Pyongyang fired the projectiles - initially described by the Joint...
London - Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives have lost hundreds of seats in local elections, with the pressure on May expected to increase as more results are declared on Friday . After...
Washington - Attorney General William Barr is expected to face harsh questioning from Democrats when he testifies Wednesday before a US Senate committee over his handling of special counsel Robert...
Rome - Tensions between Italy's ruling parties have climaxed in an overnight cabinet meeting, triggering talk of a looming crisis for their populist coalition government. The far-right League...
Colombo -By Anthony David - At least 100 people have been killed and more than 250 injured in a series of six apparently coordinated explosions in Sri Lanka on Sunday, police have confirmed. Three of...