Kiev: Ukraine's prime minister told his government on Friday to prepare for the possibility of Russia cutting off its gas supplies within the next three days over disputed bills. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said in a statement that he had told regional ...

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Ankara: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said today his sanctions hit country would try to secure a deal in negotiations with world powers on its long-running nuclear dispute. "Iran will do its best for a final deal with the P5+1," made up of the five permanent ...

Donetsk: Government forces pressed on with an offensive in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, claiming they had inflicted heavy losses on separatist fighters, though this was denied by the rebels. br> A spokesman for Kiev's "anti-terrorist operation" said more ...

Kiev: The first batch of 500 Indian students has arrived safely in Kiev from Ukraine's restive eastern region of Lugansk and will be returning to India after the Indian mission facilitated their evacuation. According to external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed ...

Paris: There was no Serena Williams standing in her way but despite the absence of her American nemesis, Maria Sharapova came dangerously close to missing out on a semi-final date at the French Open with a younger version of herself. At 6-1 5-4 down ...

Cairo: Egypt's former military chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was Tuesday officially announced as the new president of the country by the presidential election commission. Al-Sisi achieved a landslide victory over leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahy in the three-day ...

Riyadh: Saudi King Abdullah hailed as a "historic day" the election of Egypt's ex-army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi as a president, calling for donors a donors conference to help Egypt through its economic troubles.

Washington: The upcoming J.J. Abrams film, ` Star Wars: Episode VII`, has increased its female cast with Lupita Nyong`o and `Game of Thrones` star Gwendoline Christie. According to reports Lucas film president Kathleen Kennedy admitted on a website that ...

Paris: Spaniard David Ferrer set up a likely quarter-final against defending champion Rafa Nadal, who beat him in last year`s final, with a 6-3 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 victory over Kevin Anderson at the French Open on Monday. The fifth seed reached his 10th straight ...

Benghazi: Eight people were killed and 15 wounded when fighting broke out on Monday between the Libyan army and Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, medical sources said. Libya is in protracted turmoil three years after the NATO-backed war ...

Benghazi: Eight people were killed and 15 wounded when fighting broke out on Monday between the Libyan army and Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, medical sources said. Libya is in protracted turmoil three years after the NATO-backed war ...

Rome: Italian navy pulled nearly 3,000 African sea migrants to safety early Saturday, media reports said. Four vessels were participating in the high-seas rescue operation, transferring to Sicily Island, in southern Italy, at least 2,800 migrants, Xinhua quoted ...

Kiev: Hours after pro-Russian rebels downed a military chopper in Ukraine killing 12 soldiers including a general, President-elect Petro Poroshenko has vowed to crush the "bandits". "These criminal acts of the enemies of the Ukrainian people will not go ...

Washington: The United States Thursday condemned the "heinous" killing of a pregnant Pakistani woman beaten to death outside a courthouse, and called for her murderers to be swiftly tried. "We strongly condemn the murder of a woman outside the Lahore ...

Moscow: Considering himself a true patriot, former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden expressed willingness to return to United States, at the same time saying that he will seek to extend his asylum time in Russia that expires on august 1 this year.

United States: President Barack Obama warned Wednesday that the United States must not rely on military force in world affairs, saying such a strategy would be "naive and unsustainable." Obama told cadets at the West Point military academy that he would ...

Kabul: Post-2014, the Obama administration has planned to withdraw all but 9,800 US troops from Afghanistan, signalling an end to more than a dozen years of military involvement in the South Asian country that was sparked by 9/11 attacks. The crucial US ...

Kabul: Post-2014, the Obama administration has planned to withdraw all but 9,800 US troops from Afghanistan, signalling an end to more than a dozen years of military involvement in the South Asian country that was sparked by 9/11 attacks. The crucial US ...

Seoul: An octogenarian patient suspected of arson in the deadly hospital fire in South Korea's Jangseong town that killed 21, was detained by police on Wednesday, said reports. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, after going through the CCTV ...