Eighteen people were injured on Thursday when a grenade exploded at a bus stop in the Indian city of Jammu, in the restive state of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. "It seems that the grenade was lobbed from outside (the premises) and it rolled under the bus and caused injuries to...

China has praised Pakistan’s “restraint” and willingness to talk with India to ease tensions between the two countries after a deadly bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month. Pakistan is facing pressure from global powers to act against groups carrying out attacks in India,...

Huawei said Thursday it was suing the United States for barring government agencies from buying the Chinese telecom giant's products, following warnings that they could serve as a tool for Chinese intelligence services. Huawei said the suit was filed in a US District Court in Plano, Texas,...

Algerian independence war veterans said protesters demanding ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika step down after 20 years in power had legitimate concerns and they urged all citizens to demonstrate - another sign of cracks in the ruling elite. The unrest poses the biggest challenge yet to...

The centrist Blue and White party posing the biggest election challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged a policy of “separation” from Palestinians in occupied land on Wednesday, but stopped short of backing their goal of statehood. However, the party’s number two,...

Retired four-star Army General John Abizaid, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia, said on Wednesday that the Islamic State militant group has been “nearly vanquished on the ground,” but remains a “potent threat” to the United States and its allies. ability for...

European Union and British negotiators conceded Wednesday that talks aimed at getting their Brexit agreement through parliament in London have been "difficult" as a solution remained elusive three weeks before Britain's exit. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier reported the continued...

The UN human rights chief called Wednesday for a "full investigation" into the possible excessive use of force by French police during the "yellow vest" demonstrations. "The 'Gilets Jaunes' (yellow vests) have been protesting what they see as exclusion from economic rights and participation...

A major bloc of Muslim scholars has called for rallying support for East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque amid tension in the Palestinian territories over the holy site.  "Our nation faces threats against its presence, entity and identity, Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque," the...

A complex suicide attack followed by gunfight claimed at least 21 lives in eastern Afghanistan, an official confirmed on Wednesday. The attack occurred near a domestic airport in the Nangarhar province. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, told Anadolu Agency that...

Officials say Indian and Pakistani soldiers have shelled military outposts and villages along their highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, in new violence despite stepped-up diplomatic efforts by the countries to ease tensions. The two armies accused each other of initiating the...

Eighty-seven migrants in a wooden boat have been rescued off the Italian island of Lampedusa and are due to arrive in Malta on Wednesday, officials said. Malta's armed forces said one of its patrol boats took in the migrants late on Tuesday after an Italian vessel sent to rescue them broke...

United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday that she regretted Israel's "immediate dismissal" of a U.N. report on its security forces killing protesters in Gaza "without addressing any of the very serious issues raised". Independent U.N. investigators found last...

Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union, said Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party’s (EPP) lead candidate for the upcoming European elections, adding that he would end accession talks if he becomes European Commission president. Turkey says EU membership remains one of its...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Wednesday of plotting to use economic pressure to overthrow the Islamic republic’s clerical establishment, and ruled out the possibility of talks with Washington. “Iran is in economic and psychological war with America and its...

China's southern Hainan island will end sales of fossil fuel-only cars in 2030, officials said, becoming the first province to announce a target end date for a transition away from gas guzzlers. Beijing announced plans in 2017 to phase out petrol vehicles across the nation, but it did not...

The United States on Tuesday expressed support for the right of Algerians to protest, after thousands took to the streets to oppose President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term. The "US supports the Algerian people and their right to peacefully assemble," deputy State Department...

Israeli jets struck a Hamas military target in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for balloon-borne explosive devices late Tuesday, the army said, the fourth such strike in recent days. A Palestinian security source confirmed the strikes, with no injuries reported. The army said in a...

Israeli jets struck a military post in western Gaza belonging to the military wing of Palestinian group Hamas, eyewitnesses said late Tuesday.  They said the jets bombed a post of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades but provided no information on casualties. In a statement, the Israeli...

The United States is considering imposing new sanctions on Venezuela to increase pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government to give up power, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday. “We’re looking at new sanctions, new measures to tighten our grip on Maduro’s...