A huge fire destroyed most of a Dutch colonial heritage site dating back to the 17th century, including a maritime museum, in the north of the capital Jakarta on Tuesday. Television images showed flames ripping through the red-tiled roof of the whitewashed rectangular buildings. No...

(Bloomberg)- Turkey’s currency weakened for the first time in three days, extending early losses against the dollar Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of a potentially imminent offensive against a Kurdish stronghold in northwest Syria, raising the prospect of further...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 231 troops have been killed in the battle of Harasta’s Armored Vehicles Base in the besieged eastern suburbs of Damascus, rebel group said on Monday. According to a rebel operation task room in Ghouta, the fighting in Harasta since the base was surrounded in...

Pakistan will try to privatize its national airline before general elections due this year, privatization minister Daniyal Aziz said, as the ruling party seeks to restart sales of state-run businesses. Pakistan International Airlines(PIA), hemorrhaging money and losing market share to...