Eurasia

Tunisia’s opposition sought to mobilize a mass protest on Saturday to kick off a week of demonstrations aimed at ousting the government, one month after a secular politician was assassinated. The planned protest comes amid political turmoil in nearby Egypt, where the army overthrew Islamist president Mohammed Mursi last

The former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, has appeared in court, three days after being released from prison and placed under house arrest. Mr Mubarak is facing a retrial on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić arrived in China on Sunday, where he will over the next four days meet with Chinese leaders and prominent businesspeople. According to reports in both countries, the visit to China will have both historic

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has suggested organizing early parliamentary elections as a solution to the political crisis which arose after the failure of the commission investigating into the incidents in

Turkey will join an international coalition against neighbouring Syria even if the UN Security Council fails to reach consensus on the issue, its foreign minister said on Monday. “If a coalition is formed against Syria in this process, Turkey will take part in it,” Ahmet Davutoglu said. 

The armies of Indian and Pakistan Sunday again targeted each other’s positions on the line-of-control (LoC) in Kashmir, officials said. The ceasefire violation took place in Mendhar sector

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan Sunday announced the launch of a national dialogue initiative to tackle issues ranging from national reconciliation to disarmament, as Libya battles a wave of instability. The country has in recent months been hit by deadly attacks on military and police officers in the east and …

Pakistan High Commission said on Friday it will be releasing 365 Indian prisoners, including 340 fishermen, at the Wagah border on Saturday as “a goodwill gesture”. In a statement, the spokesperson of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, said

Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu said Syrian President Bashar al- Assad has crossed the red line several times. He criticized the international community and said, “Unfortunately the international

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon asked the Syrian Government to allow a team of experts to investigate the latest allegations regarding the use of chemical weapons and is sending one of his senior officials to Damascus in this regard.