AFP, SEOUL: An American strategic bomber landed in South Korea on Wednesday in a show of force the US said was aimed at reminding Pyongyang of its powerful military assets in the region. The move comes a day after North Korea claimed it had successfully tested a new, high-powered rocket engine which…

AFP, LONDON: Britain’s Labour Party faces deadlock in a power struggle between the party’s centrist lawmakers and its leftist leader Jeremy…

AFP, ADEN: Heavy fighting between Yemeni government forces and Shiite rebels for control of the heights overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait has left 17 combatants dead, the loyalist commander said Wednesday. The waterway connects the Suez Canal and Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian…

AFP, PARIS: Former French president Jacques Chirac is still in hospital in Paris, his family said Wednesday following rumours that the 83-year-old had died. “President Chirac is being treated for a lung infection and I want to pay homage to the exceptional quality of the medical teams,”…

AFP, TEHRAN: Iran showed off missiles, warplanes, tanks and marching troops on Wednesday in a display of military strength in the face of growing regional tensions. The Islamic republic used the 36th anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq war to parade arms including 16 ballistic missiles through…

AFP, JERUSALEM: An assailant armed with a knife tried to attack the Israeli embassy in Turkey on Wednesday but was shot before he reached the building, Israel’s foreign ministry said. “A man approached the embassy with a knife and was shot by a local guard. Everyone on our side is safe,”…

AFP, BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday slammed as a “farce” his pending prosecution for allegedly masterminding the large-scale plundering of the state oil giant Petrobras. “I am sad because I just learned (Judge Sergio) Moro accepted…