MOSCOW: Russia yesterday said Washington would be making a grave mistake by pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, adding that Moscow would work hard to keep the landmark agreement alive, reports AFP Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov criticised remarks by US President Donald Trump, who on Friday…

UNITED NATIONS, United States: Iran has violated a UN arms embargo by failing to block supplies to Yemen’s Huthi rebels of ballistic missiles that were fired at Saudi Arabia, a UN panel of experts says, bolstering US and Saudi claims of Tehran’s military involvement in Yemen, reports AFP…

ISLAMABAD: US Central Command chief General Joseph Votel has assured the head of Pakistan’s army that Washington “is not contemplating any unilateral action” inside the country, a statement from the Pakistani military said Friday, reports AFP. Votel, who spoke to General Qamar Javed…

NEW DELHI: At least four school children died after a fishing boat carrying some 40 students capsized in the Arabian Sea off the coast of the western Indian state of Maharashtra yesterday, officials said, reports Xinhua. The incident took place in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Dahanu, a coastal town…

NEW DELHI: The Indian army and the government are discussing ways to revive a $500 million order to buy Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel’s…

PRAGUE: Czech President Milos Zeman appeared yesterday to be heading for a run-off as voters cast their ballots on day two of a presidential election…

London: In a rare television interview, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has shared private thoughts about her coronation, describing one of the crowns…

BEIJING: Chinese rescuers yesterday recovered two bodies and the “black box” from a stricken Iranian oil tanker which has been ablaze for the past week off the east coast of China, the transport ministry said, reports AFP The Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil from Iran,…

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s doctor says he is in excellent health, after the 71-year-old president underwent his first medical examination Friday since taking office, the White House said, reports AFP. “The president’s physical exam today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center…