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Iran, six world powers clinch breakthrough nuclear deal

Iran, six world powers clinch breakthrough nuclear deal

Iran and six world powers reached a breakthrough deal early on Sunday to curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for…
Afghan council endorses US security deal, seeks immediate signing

Afghan council endorses US security deal, seeks immediate signing

An Afghan grand assembly of tribal chieftains and elders Sunday endorsed a major security pact with the United States and…
Syria minister car fired on, driver killed: State TV

Syria minister car fired on, driver killed: State TV

Gunmen fired on the car of a Syrian government minister on Saturday, killing his driver but missing their target, who…
Qingdao oil flow halted as explosion toll hits 47

Qingdao oil flow halted as explosion toll hits 47

Crude pipelines have been shut-off in the eastern Chinese oil hub of Qingdao pending safety checks a day after a…
Karzai to advise delaying U.S.-Afghan pact in closing speech: spokesman

Karzai to advise delaying U.S.-Afghan pact in closing speech: spokesman

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai will advise delaying a security pact with the United States until after an April election when…
Kerry arrives in Geneva as Iran nuclear deal comes into sight

Kerry arrives in Geneva as Iran nuclear deal comes into sight

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva on Saturday to join talks on Iran's contested nuclear program, as…
Pakistani doctor who helped U.S. find bin Laden charged with murder

Pakistani doctor who helped U.S. find bin Laden charged with murder

Pakistan on Friday charged with murder the doctor who helped the United States track down Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden,…
China president to promote allies in sweeping reshuffle: sources

China president to promote allies in sweeping reshuffle: sources

Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to promote a string of allies in coming months as part of a sweeping reshuffle…
Indonesia, Australia spy claim tension spreads to corporate world

Indonesia, Australia spy claim tension spreads to corporate world

Rising diplomatic tension between Australia and Indonesia spread into the corporate world on Friday, after a state-owned Indonesian firm suspended talks with Australian cattle…
Myanmar rejects UN resolution on Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar rejects UN resolution on Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar rejected on Thursday a UN resolution urging it to grant citizenship to the Rohingya, a stateless Muslim minority group,…
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