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Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine’s president, President Vladimir Putin said…

Venezuela on Saturday staged a military exercise to counter an alleged US threat, deploying soldiers and partisans across the country to march, man shoulder-fired missiles and defend an oil…

The US embassy in Saudi Arabia said it had suspended consular services in the kingdom for two days due to “heightened security concerns”, after warning of threats against Western oil workers. All…

The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, is to visit Cuba this month in the latest sign of warming relations between the Communist-ruled island and the West.

Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday they had evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against their peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq in January.

The…

China’s relations with Japan face a “test” this year linked to whether Japan can properly atone for its wartime past, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.

China’s military will take “decisive” measures if there is a repeat attack by Myanmar forces on its territory, a senior military officer said after a bomb from a Myanmar aircraft killed four…

Documents declassified at a trial of a suspected terrorist show that millions of dollars in CIA funds fell into the hands of al-Qaeda in 2010. The money was used by Afghan officials in a ransom…

Governments meeting in Japan to adopt a new global plan to reduce the risk of disasters should heed the devastation caused by a fierce cyclone in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu and take…

At least 10 people died in twin suicide attacks in city’s southern suburb of Youhanabad, the Dawn daily reported Sunday. The death toll is expected to rise even further.

The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of US forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year's end, bowing to military leaders who want to keep more troops, including many into the…

An Egyptian disciplinary court ordered 41 judges into compulsory retirement on Saturday for supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood (MB), judicial sources said, the latest move in a sweeping…

The center-left challenger to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is projected to win the most seats in next week’s general election, final opinion polls showed.

Two…

Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give its offensive against Boko Haram a shot in the arm before a March 28 election, according to…

Western oil workers in Saudi Arabia may be the target of militant attacks, the US embassy warned on Friday.

An elderly Pakistani mother is making an emotional appeal for authorities to halt the execution of her son, who was sentenced to death for a juvenile crime at age 14. Shafqat Hussain was sentenced…

Frustrated by guerrilla tactics from Islamic State (IS) militants, Iraqi forces paused for reinforcements on Friday in a major offensive to take back the city of Tikrit.

The operation…

Policymakers gathered for a ten-yearly meeting on disaster risk reduction Saturday, with hopes high that the conference in tsunami-hit Japan might provide a springboard for efforts to tackle…

Russia on Friday rejected US concerns about its use of a former American base in Vietnam for the refueling of Russian bomber flights around US territory in the Pacific, dismissing recent US…

Rescuers were frantically searching for survivors Saturday after an overloaded ferry sank in rough waters off the coast of western Myanmar killing at least 21 and leaving dozens more missing.

Iraqi forces Friday battled Islamic State militants making what looked increasingly like a last stand in Tikrit. Thousands of Iraqi soldiers along with volunteer Shiite fighters surrounded a few…

Japan and France signed a defense agreement Friday that is expected to pave the way for the implementation of projects between the two countries.

The agreement will involve the…

The government of Iceland announced it is no longer seeking EU membership for the North Atlantic state.

Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson said he had already informed current EU…

Swedish prosecutors have asked for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s approval to question him in London where he is holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in a possible breakthrough in a case that…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday morning for a historic visit, the first such trip by an Indian premier in nearly three decades. He will discuss…