
PAKISTAN
Five die in Pakistan coal mine explosion
At least five workers lose their lives in a gas explosion in a coal mine in Pakistan.

At least five workers lose their lives in a gas explosion in a coal mine in Pakistan.

The Iranian parliament speaker says the US always looks for excuses to impose sanctions on Tehran.

The US Navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the South China Sea.

Greece is preparing to send 750 refugees back to Turkey.

The US is reportedly considering a plan to largely increase deployment of its special forces to Syria.

Unknown gunmen abduct 15 de-miners in Afghanistan’ s western province of Herat.

Iran's Navy chief says the US sanctions will have no impact on plans to boost the country's military might.

Israeli military forces shoot and injure two young Palestinian men south of the Gaza Strip.

The US and Philippines are set to kick off an eleven-day military drill on Monday.

Russia calls for an end to clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The US Republican presidential frontrunner faces a lawsuit in Kentucky over ‘incitement to violence’.

Heavy clashes erupt between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the disputed border region of Karabakh.

US officials say Washington is considering to greatly increase the number of its special operations forces deployed to Syria, the Reuters news agency reports.

At least 32 Daesh militants are killed and wounded in Iraqi army airstrikes on the province of Kirkuk, a source says.

Hamas says it is holding four Israeli soldiers it captured during Israel’s 2014 war on Gaza.

The Egyptian military says it has killed scores of militants in North Sinai Province.

Market figures show that Iran's oil production increased by 100 barrels per day (bpd) in March.

Israel bars 100 Palestinian athletes in Gaza from taking part in an annual marathon event in Bethlehem.