
POLITICS
Canada regrets cutting ties with Iran
Canada hints it should not have cut diplomatic ties with Iran, expressing willingness to re-engage with the Islamic Republic.

Canada hints it should not have cut diplomatic ties with Iran, expressing willingness to re-engage with the Islamic Republic.

Myanmar officially swears in its first democratically-elected civilian president.

People march in Japan to protest newly-enforced constitutional reforms that allow the country’s military to engage in foreign wars.

White House hopeful Ted Cruz has stood up by his proposal to patrol Muslim neighborhoods, despite the backlash.

Iranians mark the national Women’s Day and Mother’s Day to honor the birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH).

Apparent unfavorable weather conditions bring down a small plane in eastern Quebec, killing all the seven people on board.

Iran’s electricity export to Pakistan is set to rise by 40 percent, says official.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson slams the anti-Muslim rhetoric in the 2016 GOP race as "counterproductive" to US national security.

British physicist Stephen Hawking says he was ‘impressed’ when he saw that Russia was ahead of US in the Space Race.

Turkey summons the German ambassador over a satirical video mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

US President Barack Obama is expected to have an “informal meeting” with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the White House says.

The Russian president says his country’s arms exports stood at $14.5 billion last year, bringing the total value of foreign arms orders to over $56 billion.

Russia is ready to sell five S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems to India.

A dissident Saudi prince has allegedly been kidnapped and returned to Saudi Arabia.

NASA has named an asteroid after Iranian scientist Firouz Naderi for his contributions to the space agency.

In his historic visit to Cuba, US President Obama appeared on national television to speak of “hope and change.”

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes at the Bagram Air Base outside Kabul, Afghanistan.

The US government has ordered the families of American diplomats and military personnel to leave parts of southern Turkey.