Sanaa, January 18 An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition targeted a building used by police in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killing at least 26 people and wounding about 15, Security officials said today. The officials, who are loyal to anti-government Shiite rebels known as the Houthis, said some 30 more peopleRead More

London, January 18 The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the world’s population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich have grown richer and the poor poorer, an international charity said on Monday. The wealth of the richest 62 people has risen by 44 per cent sinceRead More

Vienna/Washington, Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers lifted crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for Tehran complying with a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions. In a dramatic move scheduled to coincide with the scrapping of the sanctions, Tehran also announced the releaseRead More

Ouagadougou, At least 23 people from 18 countries were killed in an attack by jihadist gunmen on a top hotel and a restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso, before security forces ended the siege today and killed four assailants. A total of 126 people, including two Indians, were freed, fromRead More

Jakarta, The Indonesian police on Saturday named five men they suspect launched this week’s gun and bomb attack in Jakarta, which was claimed by Islamic State, and said they had arrested 12 people linked to the plot who planned to strike other cities. As investigators pieced together clues from the radicalRead More

Taipei, Taiwan’s independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen became the island’s first woman president after she won the presidential election on Saturday defeating the ruling party, a result likely to usher in a new round of uncertainty with giant neighbour China. Tsai warned China that “suppression” would harm cross-strait ties today afterRead More

Washington, The United States granted clemency to seven Iranians and dropped charges against 14 more in exchange for the release of four Americans held in Iran, a US official said today. “Through a diplomatic channel that was established with the focus of getting our detained US citizens home, we can confirmRead More

Bangkok, January 15 Ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra went on trial today over a costly rice subsidy policy that could see her jailed for a decade, as the ruling junta seeks to ward off a political comeback by her family. Yingluck, Thailand’s first female premier, was booted from office byRead More

Jakarta, January 15 Army trucks thundered through Indonesia’s capital today as authorities boosted security at possible terror targets and carried out searches across the country a day after Jakarta’s deadly militant attacks that left seven dead. Security forces killed one suspected militant in a gun battle in Central Sulawesi, whileRead More

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: Eight civilians were killed and three others injured in air strikes carried out from April to July of last year against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria, the US military said Friday. US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees operations in the Middle East, said the deaths cameRead More