DUBAI: Iran will help oppressed people in the region as much as it can, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Saturday, ratcheting up his rhetoric against regional rival Saudi Arabia. “Yemen, Bahrain and Palestine are oppressed, … read more
Washington: Rescue workers in Philadelphia on Thursday found a body in the wreckage of the passenger train that derailed this week in the US city, bringing the death toll to eight, officials said. Authorities said that with the discovery of … read more
Militants killed five people including foreigners during a seven-hour overnight siege on a Kabul guesthouse, police said Thursday, adding that an undetermined number of attackers also died in the firefight. “Five people were killed and five were wounded — including … read more
KATHMANDU: Rescuers battled Wednesday to reach survivors of a deadly new earthquake in Nepal that triggered landslides and brought down buildings, as the search continued for a US military helicopter that went missing while delivering aid. Thousands of traumatised survivors … read more
BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group has seized large parts of a strategically located town in Syria´s central Homs province in clashes that killed 48 soldiers and militants, a monitor said Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the … read more