Eve of destruction: Iran strikes back

IT WAS a helluva week on the Iran front. It started with attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman on June 13th and ended with Donald Trump ordering, and then calling off, a military attack on Iran

Writ filed seeking prevention of unnecessary C-sections

A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Tuesday seeking its directives to prevent unnecessary caesarean sections in the country.

Trump announces 'hard-hitting' new sanctions against Iran

President Donald Trump announced new sanctions against Iran Monday in part to retaliate after the downing of a US drone last week, with the punitive measures set to target Iran's Supreme Leader, military officials and its top diplomat, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.

First foreign policy steps of Modi after elections

THE scheduled general election to decide who sits in India’s lower house of parliament (the Lok Sabha) ended on May 23. The Bharatiya Janata Party and its leader Narendra Modi,

SRI LANKA EASTER SUNDAY ATTACKS Countering anti-Muslim actions through campaigns

THE wounds inflicted upon the body politic by the Easter Sunday bombing continue to fester and become more poisonous. They are not going away as might have been hoped for, and as might

Boris Johnson under pressure to explain police incident

Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, was facing mounting calls Sunday to fully explain an incident in which police attended an alleged altercation at the London home he shares with his girlfriend.

Istanbul vote signals shift in Erdogan's dominance in Turkey

Change, hope, and a new beginning. That's the promise of Istanbul's newly elected mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

Protectionism slammed as SE Asian leaders rally to trade pact

Southeast Asian leaders made an impassioned plea against protectionism at a regional summit in Bangkok Sunday, warning that a dragging US-China trade spat could hammer their export-led economies.

India rejects US report on attacks on minority Muslims

India on Sunday rejected a US State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks on the country’s minority Muslims.

Kim Jong Un received 'personal letter' from Trump, says North Korean state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received a "personal letter" from US President Donald Trump, according to North Korean state news agency KCNA.