WASHINGTON: Representatives of US-led Nato and Russia have agreed to meet to discuss the Ukraine issue in signs that the Cold War opponents are stepping back after drawing red lines on how far the other will tolerate intrusion into a rival's sphere of influence. The Obama administration rolled ou

PEREVALNE (UKRAINE): Warning that it was "on the brink of disaster," Ukraine put its military on high alert Sunday and appealed for international help to avoid what it feared was the possibility of a wider invasion by Russia. Outrage over Russia's military moves mounted in world capitals, with US

LONDON: A man of Indian origin has been arrested by the police in UK on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences. Moazzam Begg, an ex-Guantanamo detainee who was born in Birmingham to a family of Indian descent is among four people who were arrested by the West Midlands police on Tuesday. Be

Israel has killed dozens of Palestinian civilians in the West Bank over the past three years showing a "callous disregard for human life," a report by Amnesty International said on Thursday. Israel responded by saying the London-based rights group did not take into account the increasing number o

Kabul:  Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has stood firm on his demand that the US and Pakistan re-start the peace process with the Taliban for a post-2014 troop deal to be signed. The President was responding to a warning from US President Barack Obama that he was planning for a possible 'Zero-Opt

Cairo:  Egypt's government has resigned, the prime minister said on Monday, paving the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president of a strategic U.S. ally gripped by political strife. "(The government) made every effort to get Egypt out of the nar

Muslims all over the world have opposed Denmark’s move to ban the slaughter of animals in an Islamic (halal) way and called upon their governments to stop importing Danish meat as long as the Scandinavian country refuses to respect their religious teachings. Fouad Tawfik, an Islamic scholar, said t

Asadabad: The Taliban stormed an Afghan army outpost in the eastern Kunar province bordering Pakistan early today, killing 20 soldiers and kidnapping seven, an official said. The volatile border area is dominated by Taliban who often use improvised explosive devices to target soldiers, but today's a

UNITED NATIONS: The UN security council united for the first time on a resolution on Syria's humanitarian crisis Saturday, demanding that President Bashar Assad's government and the opposition provide immediate access everywhere in the country to deliver aid to millions of people in desperate need.

WhatsApp’s 450 million worldwide users were unable to access the smartphone free-messaging service for several hours on Saturday, three days after Facebook declared it was lavishing up to $19 billion on it. “Sorry we currently experiencing server issues. We hope to be back up and recovered shortl

More than 850,000 people in Somalia are in desperate need of food and "in crisis and emergency conditions," the director of UN humanitarian operations said today. John Ging, who just returned from a three-day visit to Somalia, said another two million Somalis are considered to be "food insecure."

Kiev: At least 16 people have been killed in fierce clashes in Kiev between protesters and riot police, the bloodiest outburst of violence in nearly three months of demonstrations. Four protesters were killed during the police assault on the opposition's main protest encampment on Kiev's iconic I

An asteroid estimated to be the size of three football fields whizzed close to Earth on Monday, roughly a year after one exploded over Russia and injured 1,200 people. Slooh Space Camera tracked the approach of the asteroid as it raced past the planet at about 27,000 mph (43,000 kmph), starting a

Indonesia: An explosive volcanic eruption on Indonesia's most populous island blasted ash and debris 18 kilometers into the air, killing three people while forcing authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 and close seven airports. The overnight eruption of Java island's Mount Kelud could be hear

London:  A school in the UK has banned girls from wearing skirts as teachers believe hemlines had risen to a level that was both "impractical" and "immodest". Governors at Diss High School in Norfolk have agreed that a trouser-only uniform will be adopted from September, based on the recommendati

An Indian national, part of 25 compatriots charged with involvement in Singapore's worst riot in 40 years, today became the first person to be sentenced in the case - receiving 15 weeks in jail by a court here. 32-year-old Chinnappa Vijayaragunatha Poopathi, a construction worker, had pleaded guilty

Melbourne:  At least 20 homes have been razed in the worst fire conditions Australia has seen since a deadly 2009 inferno which killed 173 people, with flames threatening the country's second-largest city, officials said on Monday. Hot, dry winds and soaring temperatures fanned scores of major bl

8 February 2014 Ceremony opens with the Russian alphabet projected on the stadium floor Fireworks are seen over the Olympic park during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi on Friday. — AP Music, dance and plenty of Russian bravado unleashed the ultimate achievement o