THAILAND, March 19: Thailand’s Supreme Court has ordered the former prime minister to stand trial for negligence over a controversial rice subsidy scheme. Yingluck Shinawatra
IRAQ, March 18: The fight against Islamic State in Iraq is raging in Tikrit, where government forces are being helped by dozens of Shia militias. One soldier in particular has
ISRAEL, March 18: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared headed for another term as the latest tally Wednesday showed his party in the lead. With nearly all votes counted, Netanyahu’s
LIBYA, March 17: ISIS kidnapped about 20 medical workers with the Ibn Sina Hospital in Sirte, Libya, on Monday during an attack on the facility, according to a hospital official.
March, 17: The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said he will not allow the creation of a Palestinian state if he is re-elected in Tuesday’s vote. He was attempting
Moscow, March 16: Vladimir Putin isn’t one to shy away from the limelight – posing with a (tranquilized) tiger, riding a horse while shirtless, earning a karate black belt. But
March 16: Crimea’s prime minister has told the BBC the peninsula has returned to its historical Russian homeland and will never again be part of Ukraine. Sergei Aksyonov said the
LAHORE/PAKISTAN, March 15: Two bomb blasts have killed at least 10 people near two churches in a Christian neighbourhood of the Pakistani city of Lahore, local officials say. At least
TOKYO, March 15: Japan on Saturday launched a new Shinkansen bullet train service linking Tokyo with the ancient city of Kanazawa, which is famed for its huge castle and traditional
CHILE, March 14: Chilean authorities have declared a state of emergency as a raging forest fire forced thousands of people to flee their homes. The fire is threatening the port