Israelis' secret accounts at HSBC Switzerland exposed

Israel ranks sixth among countries whose citizens held accounts at the Swiss bank totaling some $120 billion. Documents leaked to the In...

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Iranian minister: Time for nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, gestures as he speaks during a panel discussion entitled "The Geopolitical Outlook...

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Japanese tourist says raped by guide in India: police

A file photo of Indian students holding a candlelight vigil against rape. PHOTO: REUTERS AFP:  A Japanese woman has told Indian police ...

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Merkel Hopes To Dissuade Obama From Arming Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, background right, arrive fo...

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Jordan's revenge: 60 airstrikes target Islamic State

Jordan carries out a third day of airstrikes against Islamic State targets as it "avenges" the murder of a Jordanian pilot who ...

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At least 37 killed in Iraq amid series of bomb attacks at markets in Baghdad

Iraqi policeman helps usher pedestrians away from the bombing scene in New Baghdad A series of bombings in the  Iraqi  capital Baghdad...

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After 2 Deadlly Crashes, an Airline Retrains its Pilots

TAIPEI:   TransAsia Airways on Saturday started the first day of a programme to retrain its pilots after its second deadly crash in seven...

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AirAsia flight QZ8501: Bodies of two pilots found in cockpit, one retrieved

In this Feb 2, 2015 photo, Indonesian divers and rescue personnel from the National Search and Rescue Agency recover a body from the under...

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Egyptian military kills 47 militants in the Sinai

An Egyptian soldier mans the machinegun on an armored personnel carrier ( Reuters ) Egyptian security forces killed 47 Islamic milita...

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Mexico rescues 129 workers 'abused' by S.Korean firm

source:  yahoo Mexico City (AFP) - Mexican authorities have rescued 129 workers, including six children, who said they were exploited a...

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Thai alliance hinges on return to democracy: US diplomat

source: channelnewasia The United States will not fully reactivate its military alliance with Thailand as long as the junta-controlle...

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US can't confirm IS hostage claim, family urges caution

source: yahoo Washington (AFP) - The United States said Friday that it has not yet seen any proof to confirm a claim by the Islamic Stat...

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Forex reserves hit $80.18 B in Jan

Forex reserves hit $80.18 B in Jan MANILA, Philippines - The country’s gross international reserves went up in January from end-2014 le...

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TransAsia Pilots Apparently Shut Off Wrong Engine

Relatives of the victims in a commercial plane crash pray over the wreckage along the river bank in Taipei, Taiwan, Feb. 5, 2015. O...

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Yemen's Shiite rebels announce takeover of country

Yemen rebels announced Friday that they are taking over the country and dissolving its parliament after U.N.-sponsored talks to bring a...

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ISIS putting price tags on Iraqi children, selling them as slaves, U.N. says

ISIS has stepped up the use of children in its bloody campaign of terror, the United Nations says -- subjecting them horrors that incl...

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