US President Barack Obama has arrived in South Korea to attend the G-20 summit in Seoul as activists stage protests against Washington’s policies around the world.Prior to his arrival in Seoul, thousands of South Korean peace activists and civic group members took to the streets to protest Obama’s visit, saying the US president is not […]

Bombings and mortar attacks targeting Christians killed at least three people and wounded over two dozen in Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi security sources said.Attackers detonated at least 14 roadside bombs across the Iraqi capital and a mortar round struck in the southern Doura district within a two-hour period, all apparently targeting Christians, an Interior Ministry […]

Hamburg may soon become the first German state officially to recognise Islam as a religious community and give its Muslims the same legal rights as Christians and Jews in dealing with the local administration.

AMMAN: Polling stations opened across Jordan on Tuesday in a parliamentary election likely to produce MPs with tribal links and loyal to the government after the opposition Islamists pulled out.

A bus carrying pilgrims from Iran has been hit by a bomb explosion in Touirij town near Karbala in central Iraq, killing at least 10 people and injuring another 38.According to officials, the explosion occurred at a parking lot in the northern part of the city on Monday.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula says it orchestrated a failed bomb plot on cargo headed for the US last month, and it also claimed responsibility for the crash of an aircraft in Dubai in September.

The US has faced much criticism at the UN top human rights assembly over allegations of torture and delays in the closure of Guantanamo Bay Detention Center.

WASHINGTON: Opposition Republicans delivered a stinging blow to President Barack Obama, capturing control of the House of Representatives in election results tallied Wednesday. They made big gains also in the Senate but fell short of a majority.

HELD SRINAGAR: Indian troops shot dead six separatist militants in fire fights across Kashmir, police said on Tuesday, raising concerns militants may have stepped up violence ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit to India this week.

Hamas has vowed not to release captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit unless Tel Aviv agrees to its condition for the release of Palestinians held in its prisons.