April2018

Armenian police detained three opposition leaders on Sunday and dispersed some protesters on the 10th day of demonstrations against the appointment of former President Serzh Sarksyan as prime minister, an opposition politician and witnesses said. Protesters...

The government has postponed the second paper of the HSC geography exam after a test centre mistakenly opened a packet of question sets, a day before the exam. The exam, which was set to be held...

Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 27-28 in central China’s Wuhan, Xinhua news agency reported Sunday. The announcement of the informal meeting was made by the Chinese government’s top...

Israel released details on Tuesday about what it described as an Iranian “air force” deployed in neighboring Syria, including civilian planes suspected of transferring arms, a signal that these could be attacked should tensions with Tehran...

Saudi Arabian security forces said they had shot down a recreational drone in the capital on Saturday after online videos showing gunfire in a neighborhood where royal palaces are located sparked fears of possible political unrest....

Air strikes pounded a jihadist-held area near Damascus on Sunday, footage broadcast by Syrian state TV stations showed, as the Syrian government stepped up efforts to wipe out the insurgency’s last foothold near the capital. Thick...

A U.S. push to change the Iran nuclear deal was sending a “very dangerous message” that countries should never negotiate with Washington, Iran’s foreign minister warned as U.S. and North Korean leaders prepare to meet for...

One person has been killed in an alleged shootout with Detective Branch (DB) of police in Mymensingh’s Fulpur Upazila. The man has yet to be identified, but police say he is approximately 35 years old. Authorities...

The Commonwealth leaders have expressed solidarity with Bangladesh over the Rohingya issue and demanded justice for the persecution of the minority group in Myanmar. “Heads expressed full solidarity with the Government and the people of Bangladesh...

Iran is ready to resume its controversial nuclear program “at a much greater speed” if the United States walks away from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned. US President...