JAKARTA: At least 5 people were killed and nearly 50 injured Friday in a huge fire in a cosmetics factory outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta, police said. The blaze took hold following an explosion during working hours at the plant, … read more
VIENNA: The Foreign Ministers from major powers were set Thursday to turn the screws on Iran to finalise a historic nuclear deal on the eve of a deadline to present it to US lawmakers. If the US Congress does not … read more
BEIJING: China on Wednesday welcomed peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives in Islamabad, applauding the flexibility and common will shown to advance the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan. The meeting was one of the highest-level contacts … read more
CAIRO: At least five Egyptian civilians were killed on Wednesday when a mortar fired hit a house in a North Sinai village where the army is battling jihadist insurgents, security officials said. It was not immediately clear who fired the … read more
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said Monday the US-led coalition battling Islamic State militants was “intensifying” its campaign against the group´s base in Syria, but cautioned the fight would be long. Obama addressed the media after a briefing at the Pentagon … read more