TEHRAN: Iran announced Saturday that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible.

Oman's official television announces the inauguration of Haitham bin Tariq Al-Said, Sultan of the country on Saturday. Al-Watan and Al-Roya newspapers had reported earlier on their Twitter accounts that Tariq Al-Said took the oath of allegiance

Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman has died, according to an announcement by Omani state television and the state news agency early on Saturday. "With sadness ... the Omani Sultanate court mourns ... our

UNITED NATIONS: Facing a Friday deadline that could halt the delivery of humanitarian aid to more than 1 million Syrians every month, the divided UN Security Council is set to vote on rival resolutions

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Thursday urged the US and Iran to avoid escalation and pursue “dialogue and self-restraint” to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East. The pope made his appeal, his

India's Supreme Court on Friday ordered authorities to review suspension of internet services in Indian-administered Kashmir within a week. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a crippling communication and security lockdown in the Muslim-majority region before stripping its autonomy

Taipei, Taiwan - Voters in Taiwan head to the polls on Saturday to pick their next president and parliament members, in a crucial test of its hard-earned democracy that will set the tone for relations with

DUBAI: As governments and nongovernmental organizations draw up plans to address the world’s major water challenges, experts say that in addition to sound and integrated resources management, what may hold the key to a

DUBAI: As governments and nongovernmental organizations draw up plans to address the world’s major water challenges, experts say that in addition to sound and integrated resources management, what may hold the key to a

Balochistan, Pakistan - Rahila* had missed the deadline to submit her application for admission to the University of Balochistan, and feared she would now have to wait for months before being able to apply again.