Jordan and the United States signed on Tuesday an economic assistance deal worth 329 million US dollars, Jordan's Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation said. Jordanian Minister of Planning and…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss situation in Syria and Libya, Turkish presidency said in a statement.…

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador reiterated on Tuesday his call for a peaceful solution to the situation in Venezuela. The position of the Mexican government "is the same as…

India and France will hold their bilateral naval exercise, christened as "Varuna", starting from Wednesday, said official sources from the Indian Defence Ministry here on Wednesday. Initiated in 1983, this…

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail here on Wednesday for breaching bail conditions. Assange was sentenced for breaching his bail by entering the Ecuadorian embassy…

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will deploy up to 40,000 troops to help maintain the peace during the country's midterm elections on May 13, a military spokesperson said…

At least eight people were killed and over 100 others were ill after consuming spurious liquor in eastern Indian state of Odisha, local government officials said Wednesday. The incident took…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly condemned Wednesday's deadly attack by Naxals that left 15 policemen and a driver dead in western Indian state of Maharashtra. The attack was…

Afghanistan's Taliban group on Wednesday announced the start of a new round of peace talks with the United States in the Qatari capital of Doha. The announcement was made by…