Kiev, The Ukrainian government has called for local elections to be held on December 7 in the separatist east under legislation submitted Tuesday offering the area limited self-rule. The elections would be held in certain districts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions that are currently under the control of pro-RussianRead More

Baghdad, The United States has bombed militants near Baghdad in support of Iraqi forces, striking close to the capital for the first time in its expanded campaign against Islamic State jihadists. But in a sign of their growing strength, a monitoring group said the jihadists had managed to bring downRead More

Paris, The rouble fell about 1% to 38.72 per dollar, the weakest it has been since the currency was restructured in 1998. Last week, the US and Europe introduced further sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine. Former finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday sanctions would have aRead More

Angry passengers on board an Islamabad-bound Pakistan International Airways (PIA) flight from Karachi forced two prominent Pakistani politicians off the plane accusing them of holding it for more than two hours. PIA’s flight PK-370 was scheduled to depart from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport at 7pm on Monday but according toRead More

Washington, Like majority of Americans, former US President Bill Clinton said he ”strongly” supported Barack Obama’s strategy against the Islamic State, that President Barack Obama outlined last week. Speaking to Judy Woodruff of PBS Newshour, the former president voiced his faith in Obama’s game plan against the ISIS, but notRead More

New York, Iran and six powers resume Thursday in New York negotiating a potentially historic deal to ease fears that Tehran might develop nuclear weapons after 12 years of failed diplomacy and rising tensions. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (the P5+1) want Iran toRead More

Sydney, Four Australian sailors were allegedly involved in a bizarre “farewell ceremony” in which a colleague was sexually assaulted with a rubber chicken, in the latest scandal to rock the military, reports said Tuesday. The man, who cannot be named, was also allegedly smeared with Deep Heat, a menthol liniment,Read More

Beijing, China will send more medics to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone to help boost laboratory testing for the virus, raising the total number of Chinese medical experts there to 174, the UN said Tuesday. “The most urgent immediate need in the Ebola response is for more medical staff,” World Health OrganizationRead More

Paris, The leaders of France and Iraq Monday urged swift action against Islamic State militants at an international conference to shore up an anti-jihadist coalition, but Iran immediately slapped down any possibility of taking part. “There`s no time to lose,” said French President Francois Hollande as he opened the ParisRead More

Washington: President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress to approve his request for $88 million to fund a major Ebola offensive in West Africa that would include greater military involvement, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Obama is due to outline his plan Tuesday during a visit to the US CentersRead More