Daredevils taking selfie over Dubai skyscraper

Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.

Japanese SDF personnel sent to Iraq commit suicide

2012-09-27 13:56

Twenty five personnel from the Self-Defense Force of Japan have committed suicide between fiscal 2005 and 2011 after being sent to Iraq.

Ban underlines AL,UN partnership

2012-09-27 09:40

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for greater Arab League and UN collaboration to find peaceful means of quelling the violence and unrest in the Middle East region.

Intensified clashes escalate Syria crisis

2012-09-27 08:57

Blasts and clashes rattled Syria on Wednesday and claimed the lives of many people.

China opposes sanctions on Iran

2012-09-26 21:36

China on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to sanctions on Iran over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.

Saudi to lift ban on Filipino domestic workers

2012-09-26 17:08

Saudi Arabia will lift the 15-month ban on Filipino domestic workers starting from Oct 1.

Syria denies injury of defense minister

2012-09-26 16:51

Syrian information ministry denied Wednesday reports by some Arab media that the cabinet building in Damascus has been hit and Defense Minister was injured following twin blasts that rocked the military's command headquarters earlier in the day.

Syrian govt army boasts achievements

2012-09-26 09:31

Explosions and clashes continued Tuesday in Syria between the government troops and various rebels groups.

Man with SARS-like virus in critical condition

2012-09-26 08:15

A Qatari man hospitalized for acute respiratory syndrome due to a new type of coronavirus is currently in critical condition, a spokesman with the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.

Obama: Time running out on Iran nuke issue

2012-09-26 07:19

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday set a tougher tone against Iran by saying that time is "not unlimited" to settle the dispute and Washington will do "what it must" to stop Tehran from getting a nuclear bomb.

S. Korea extends deployment of troops in Afghanistan

2012-09-25 15:45

South Korea's Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed a plan to extend the deployment of some of its troops tasked with protecting aid workers in strife-torn Afghanistan.