AFP, BELGRADE: For 35 years since the death of communist Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito, tens of thousands of the extravagant strongman’s belongings…

AFP, NEW DELHI: A businessman cut off one of his fingers as a gesture of thanks to the gods after India’s opposition leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi were granted bail in a court case, a report said Sunday. Induvalu Suresh, 35, hacked off his little finger last month before wrapping it in a rupee…

AFP, PARIS: Several thousand people gathered in Paris Sunday in a low-key ceremony to mark a year since a million and half citizens thronged the French capital in a show of unity following jihadist attacks on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket. People attending the event in the…

AFP, MEXICO CITY: A meeting between US actor Sean Penn and Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in the Mexican jungle helped lead to the drug kingpin’s capture this week, a Mexican official said Saturday. The US rock magazine posted online on Saturday an interview between Penn and Guzman as well…

AFP, TEHRAN: Iran’s parliament speaker said Sunday that new US visa regulations amounted to “harassment” and reciprocal steps would be taken if the plans are implemented. The rules, approved by Congress last month, would bar people from 38 mainly European countries from travelling…

AFP, ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured US Secretary of State John Kerry that his country is investigating the deadly attack on an Indian air force base and will soon “bring out the truth”, officials said. Indian officials suspect the January 2 attack on…

AFP, RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition bombing rebels in Yemen denied Sunday renewed accusations of dropping cluster munitions in the country after UN chief Ban Ki-moon said their use may be a “war crime”. Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri told AFP that the alliance “denies…