Heavily-armed police are guarding the streets of Montenegro’s capital after a spike in gangland violence rattled the Balkan country, which is on the brink of joining NATO, reports AFP. Drug mafia feuds began in the coastal towns of Bar and Kotor, hotbeds of organised crime, where anti-terrorist…

Foreign airlines are barring Iranians from travelling to the United States following President Donald Trump’s temporary order barring visas for seven Muslim countries, travel agents in Tehran said yesterday, reports AFP. Two agencies told AFP they had been instructed by Etihad Airways, Emirates…

Three Philippine police charged with robbery and extortion have been transferred instead of suspended or sacked, authorities said Thursday, fuelling concerns about immunity for rogue officers prosecuting President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war, reports AFP.The announcement of the punishments…

AFP, ANKARA:  British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Turkey yesterday for her first visit since becoming premier, hoping to expand ties and…

Five Indian soldiers were trapped under heavy snow in Kashmir yesterday just days after another 20 people were killed by avalanches in the disputed territory, a military spokesman said, reports AFP. The soldiers were approaching a border post in Machil, northwest of the main city of Srinagar along the…

Oscar-nominated British actor John Hurt, known for his roles in “Elephant Man” and “Harry Potter”, has died aged 77 after a battle…