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11:13, november 3, 2016

RSF declares Putin and Chechnya's ruler Ramzan Kadyrov to be 'enemies of the press'

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia’s Chechen Republic, have earned the infamy of appearing on Reporters Without Borders' list of “enemies of the

10:23, november 3, 2016

World-famous Russian ‘sunshine clown’ Oleg Popov dies at 8

The celebrated performer passed away from a heart attack in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don on Wednesday, according to the director of the Moscow State Circus Edgar Zapashny.

10:15, november 2, 2016

Russian warships enter Mediterranean

A fleet of eight Russian warships entered the Mediterranean on October 26. Led by Russia’s only aircraft carrier the fleet departed the Barents Sea port of Severmorsk on October 15.

14:03, november 1, 2016

Christ's tomb uncovered

Jesus Christ's tomb uncovered for first time in centuries in hunt for secrets of how and where he was buried.

11:01, november 1, 2016

Syrian army says rebel bombardment of Aleppo killed 84 in three days

Syria's army said yesterday that the Nusra Front and what the army called other terrorist groups had killed 84 people, mostly women and children, in Aleppo during the past three days, in a

09:59, november 1, 2016

Putin urges to pay more attention to the theme of social and cultural adaptation of migrants

Russian media outlets report that Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded to pay more attention to the theme of social and cultural adaptation of migrants who arrive in the country, and called

15:12, october 31, 2016

Pakistani authorities expected to release National Geographic’s ‘Afghan girl’ on bail

Afghan news agency Khaama Press reports the Pakistanis authorities are expected to release National Geographic’s ‘Afghan girl’ on bail.

11:37, october 28, 2016

22 schoolchildren, 6 teachers killed in attack in Syria’s Idlib province

International media outlets report that according to Syrian opposition activists, almost two dozen children have reportedly been killed in an airstrike on a school complex in Syria’s Idlib

11:08, october 28, 2016

AI urges Iranian authorities to release writer and human rights activist Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee

The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release writer and human rights activist Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, following her arrest today, Amnesty International (AI) urged in a

11:54, october 27, 2016

Gunmen kill dozens of Civilians in northern Afghanistan, prompting Protests

Gunmen have rounded up and shot dead dozens of civilians in central Afghanistan, prompting protests by locals about government failure to protect them.

10:26, october 27, 2016

U.S. stuck with nobody left to sanction in Russia over Syria

An article posted on Bloomberg’s website on October 26 notes that President Barack Obama’s administration says new sanctions are among its alternatives as it seeks to ease the

10:47, october 26, 2016

US-led coalition preparing to launch campaign on IS's stronghold in Syria before Mosul complete

International media outlets report that the United States on Tuesday made its strongest indication yet that the battle to take Raqqa, the stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in

11:57, october 25, 2016

59 killed, dozens injured in attack on police training academy in Quetta

At least 59 people including security personnel have been killed in the standoff, according to health officials cited by Reuters .

11:31, october 25, 2016

Uzbek nanny pleads guilty to murdering four-year-old Russian girl

A 39-year-old Uzbek woman Gulchehra Boboqulova has pleaded guilty to murdering the four-year-old Russian girl suffering from cerebral palsy that was in her care.

16:58, october 24, 2016

Afghanistan’s opium cultivation reportedly rises 10 percent in 2016.

The United Nations confirmed on October 23 that the cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years.

11:36, october 21, 2016

Ukraine’s parliament declares USSR responsible for outbreak of World War II

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's Parliament, has approved a document called the Declaration of Memory and Solidarity of the Parliaments of Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania, in which, amongst other

16:08, october 20, 2016

Tajikistan provides humanitarian aid to residents Kunduz fleeing to Badakhshan

Tajikistan has provided humanitarian aid to residents of Afghan province of Kunduz who fled the province and arrived in Afghan Badakhshan.

15:30, october 19, 2016

Japan, Russia may sign peace treaty without settling isle ownership

Japan Today reported on October 18 that the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering signing a post-World War II peace treaty with Russia without insisting on Moscow’s

10:56, october 19, 2016

Islamic State militants said to use human shields as coalition advances on Mosul

Residents of Mosul said militants of the Islamic State terrorist group were using civilians as human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces captured outlying villages in their advance on the

10:27, october 19, 2016

Russia: Jesus Christ Superstar cancellation highlights growing nationalist threat to freedom of expression

The cancellation of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in the Siberian city of Omsk following pressure from a pro-Kremlin political group is an affront to freedom of expression and the latest

14:48, october 18, 2016

Man arrested over alleged rape inside UK parliament

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape following an alleged incident inside Britain's Houses of Parliament, London police said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

17:08, october 17, 2016

Afghan first vice president wounded in Taliban ambush in northern Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum suffered a minor injury during the Taliban ambush in northern Faryab province of the country, Khaama Press reports.

11:45, october 17, 2016

Iraq launches operation to retake Mosul from Islamic State terrorist group

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of military operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants on Monday, launching the country on its toughest

17:16, october 14, 2016

Putin signs law ratifying agreement with Syria on deployment of Russian air group

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law on ratifying an agreement between Russia and Syria on the deployment of an aviation group of the Russian armed forces in Syria, the Kremlin

11:50, october 14, 2016

Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature

US singer Bob Dylan has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming the first songwriter to win the prestigious award.

11:01, october 14, 2016

Portuguese ex-PM elected next UN secretary-general

The 193 United Nations member states of the General Assembly yesterday elected Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as the next Secretary-General of the U.N. Last week the U.N.

11:00, october 13, 2016

Bomb targeting Shiite worshippers in northern Afghanistan kills 14

Two separate attacks targeting members of Afghanistan's Shi'ite minority during the ceremonies to commemorate Ashura have left several dozen people dead and scores wounded.

15:22, october 12, 2016

‘Hard Brexit’ could cost UK up to £66 billion and slash its GDP by almost 10%

Britain will lose up to £66 billion a year if it pursues the so-called “hard Brexit” option of leaving the single market and EU customs union, the Treasury has warned, according to

09:34, october 12, 2016

At least 14 killed in attack on Shiite mourners in Kabul during Ashura

At least 14 people have been killed in an attack on a shrine in the Afghan capital, Kabul as Shia Muslims prepared for a religious day of mourning.

15:20, october 11, 2016

Over 32,000 people flee Kunduz over ongoing clashes, says UN relief wing

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that more than 32,000 people were fleeing Kunduz, a city in north Afghanistan, where fighting between armed groups and