BEIRUT: Syria’s main opposition bloc complained that “elements in the U.S. Congress” are obstructing the Obama administration’s efforts to step up support for the rebels,
SAN FRANCISCO: Nearly a week after Asiana Flight 214 collided with a rocky seawall just short of its intended airport runway, investigators have pieced together an outline of the event
MUMBAI: Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and most parts of Maharashtra for the second consecutive day on Friday, impacting normal life across the state, officials said here. Road and
SHANGHAI: China’s finance minister signalled that Beijing may be willing to tolerate economic growth in the second half of the year significantly below 7 percent, marking the most sobering comment
BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say two overnight attacks against Shiites have killed at least 24 people and wounded 49. A police officer says a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden motorcycle into
Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has requested a meeting with human rights groups in Moscow, Russian officials say. Mr Snowden wants to meet them later on Friday at Sheremetyevo
A senior member of the Free Syrian Army is reported to have been killed by a rival rebel group linked to al-Qaeda. Kamal Hamami, of the group’s Supreme Military Council,
WASHINGTON: Top U.S. and Chinese officials are wrapping up annual strategic and economic talks that have yielded greater cooperation on reducing greenhouse gases but again exposed Washington’s frustration over cyber
CAIRO: A promise of $12 billion in aid from wealthy Arab Gulf nations would give Egypt’s new military-backed leadership breathing room by paying for vital food and fuel imports. But
JOHANNESBURG: Former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment but remains in a critical but stable condition after more than a month in hospital, the