
RUSSIA
West failure ‘caused indefinite delay in Syria talks’
The Russian defense minister says the West has failed to exercise influence on the extremist militants in Syria, thus imposing an “indefinite delay” on Syrian peace talks.

The Russian defense minister says the West has failed to exercise influence on the extremist militants in Syria, thus imposing an “indefinite delay” on Syrian peace talks.

Police say the captain of an overloaded river ferry that sank last month is being charged over the incident that left dozens dead and scores missing.

American law enforcement officials say Trump has no clear ties with Moscow, according to a report.

Opposition members in Pakistan said expired tear gas fired by police killed the two protesters.

Amir-Hossein Zamaninia, Iran’s deputy petroleum minister for international affairs and trading, says the banking problems that blocked oil-related payments to Iran during and after the sanctions period are gone.

It is extremely outrageous that Saudi Arabia was reelected to the UN Human Rights Council, while on the same day Russia was ousted, an analyst says.

The top-of-the-line secretive jets could be considered as an answer to the US F-22 stealth warplanes.

Lawmakers from the Joint Arab List walked out of the parliament floor as Netanyahu sought to make a speech.

By throwing his weight behind Michel Aoun, Saad Hariri seeks to bring stability back to the country in a bid to avoid Syria’s spillover effects, a political commentator says.

The Saudi head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Madani, resigned on Monday.

Former President Cristina Fernandez says she is the victim of "political persecution" by her successor and current president, Mauricio Macri.

A group of UK lawmakers are gearing up to tackle the issue of human rights in the Persian Gulf states.

Every now and then archaeologists come across new findings. This time, they have found an ancient toy in southern Russia.

An explosion at a privately-owned mine in Chongqing has claimed the lives of at least 15 workers.

Arsenal have held a training session ahead of their UEFA Champions League away match against Bulgaria’s Ludogorets Razgrad.

Indications are growing that Iran is trying to expand its list of oil clients.

Mouhcine Fikri’s death has sparked one of the largest protests in the country since 2011.

The Clinton campaign has accused the FBI chief of recklessly engaging in a “blatant double standard.”