
FOREIGN POLICY
US asks Russia for more 'access' in Syria
The United States has called on Russia to give it more "access" in Syria over humanitarian issues, a US official says.

The United States has called on Russia to give it more "access" in Syria over humanitarian issues, a US official says.

US whistle-blower and former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is among the top nominees for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.

Speculations rising that the British Prime Minister David Cameron is moving toward a compromise to keep Britain in the European Union.

Cuba and France sign MOU on tourism, transport and trade after decades of cold relations

A senior Iranian official says Tehran supports consensus among all Lebanese political groups.

An Egyptian military court sentences seven Morsi supporters to death.

“This war against Daesh provides the United States with an excellent cover for returning to Iraq and Afghanistan," says an analyst.

At least five Turkish soldiers are killed in attacks by the PKK militants in the country’s volatile southeast.

The death toll from a bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul rises to 20.

The number of homicides in Chicago climbed dramatically in January to 51, the highest monthly toll since 2000, police said.

Singapore seizes bank accounts to investigate criminal charges linked to the indebted Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB.

Saudi Arabia carries out massive airstrikes on a major airport west of Yemen.

Iraq’s oil revenue falls in January despite tangible rise in the country’s crude exports.

Tareena Shakil has been given a sentence of six years by a court in Britain for joining ISIL (Daesh) terrorists in Syria.

A video of student protesters at a peaceful demonstration against a caste-related death of a scholar being thrashed by Indian police sparks outrage across India.

The UN says Iran and Saudi Arabia should compromise and interact responsibly on regional tensions.

The EU Commission has cited some limited progress with Britain over its proposed list of reforms.

Germany rejects a call by the populist party to shoot refugees.