AFP, NEW DELHI: Millions of workers across India went on strike yesterday in protest at planned labour law reforms, the biggest show of strength by trade…

AFP, RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s top cleric hit out at Iranian film “Muhammad” yesterday describing its portrayal of the prophet’s childhood as a “hostile act” and a “distortion” of Islam. Iran’s most expensive movie, which opened nationwide in the Shiite…

AFP, SEOUL: North Korea on Wednesday accused the South of misrepresenting their agreement to defuse tensions and warned the hard-won deal was being undermined by claims Pyongyang had made an apology for border landmine blasts. The explosions maimed two South Korean soldiers on patrol last month and…

AFP, PESHAWAR, Pakistan: At least three police were killed and eight wounded early Wednesday in a gunfight with armed men holed up in a house on the outskirts of Peshawar in northwest Pakistan. Senior police official Mian Saeed said the gunmen opened fire after police launched a routine house-to-house…

AFP, KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said yesterday they would question former premier Mahathir Mohamad over statements he made at massive weekend rallies demanding the ousting of current Prime Minister Najib Razak over corruption allegations. Mahathir, 90, who was Malaysia’s longest-serving prime…

AFP, BANGKOK: The hunt for a group behind the Bangkok bombing focused Wednesday on an emerging link with Turkey as Thai police issued an arrest warrant for a Turkish national for possessing “war materials”. It is the first time the Thai authorities have revealed the nationality of a foreign…

AFP, PARIS: A fire in an apartment building in northern Paris early yesterday that killed eight people, including two children, might have been started intentionally, officials said. The blaze in the 18th district of the French capital took more than 100 firefighters to contain it. Criminal investigators…