AFP, WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to condemn a UN resolution reprimanding Israel over its settlement activity, blasting last month’s move by the international body as “an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace.”The congressional measure passed 342 to 80,…

AFP, WASHINGTON: US Vice-President Joe Biden has a blunt suggestion for President-elect Donald Trump: It is time to “grow up.” Asked about…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has denounced what he said was a dishonest propaganda campaign by rival jihadist group the Islamic State against his organization, in an audio message released Thursday.In the message found and translated by US-based watchdog the SITE Intelligence Group,…

AFP, TRIPOLI: Escalating tensions between rival Libyan armed forces threaten to plunge the North African country deeper into turmoil only weeks after…

AFP, MUMBAI: Om Puri, the acclaimed Indian actor who appeared in hit films including “Gandhi”, “City of Joy” and “East is…

AFP, BAGHDAD: Baghdad’s forces retook a series of villages from the Islamic State group in western Iraq as they fought to oust it from territory near the Syrian border, officers said Friday. The operation, which aims to recapture the towns of Rawa, Aanah and Al-Qaim—the last main populated…