
CHINA
China vows answer to US 'provocations'
China says US Navy patrols in the South China Sea are forcing Beijing to boost its defense capabilities in the area.

China says US Navy patrols in the South China Sea are forcing Beijing to boost its defense capabilities in the area.

Israeli officials enforce restrictions against Palestinians from occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip ahead of the Nakba Day.

A senior official has hinted that Iran may stop sending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj if the kingdom refuses to resolve visa and travel issues.

Some Indian firms have teamed up with an Iranian investor for the construction of a plant in southeast Iran.

Iraqi forces find a chemical plant belonging to Daesh Takfiris in the western central city of Hit.

Negotiations between Israel and Turkey to restore bilateral relations are advancing with a good pace, an Israeli official says.

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has received the Defense Department's highest honor for private citizens and foreign nationals.

Inmates held in Belgium's prisons are stuck in cells due to an ongoing staff strike.

Turkey reportedly begins a military operation to establish a buffer zone on the Syrian side of the border.

Over 60 people are killed and more than 60 others injured in a car bomb blast in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad.

A top adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says Iran will take whatever measure it deems appropriate to strengthen its defensive power.

Millions of Shia Muslim pilgrims are flocking to the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to celebrate the birthday anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH).

Russia is reportedly preparing to start test-firing a highly powerful nuclear missile.

US Secretary of State John Kerry warns that the US would “hate” for Britain to leave the European Union.

Police forces have clashed with hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the government's proposed labor reforms across France.

An off-duty officer fatally shot a man who stabbed six people, killing two of them in Massachusetts.

An analyst says the US court ruling on frozen funds is actually an attempt to derail the Iran nuclear deal.

Bahrain's main opposition bloc says 2015 was the worst year for the activists amid human rights abuses by the Al Khalifah regime.