Amid fears of violence and army intervention in the coup-prone nation, a cornered Nawaz Sharif today turned to Parliament for support with his government slamming the protests as a “mutiny against Pakistan”. Leaders from across the political spectrum backed Sharif at an emergency joint session of the Parliament convened to …

At least seven militants were killed and six others injured during a military raid in the restive Sinai province of Egypt, a security source said. The raid was launched after a militant attack left 11 policemen dead in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Sinai’s

Government forces were forced to abandon Luhansk Airport as separatists were reportedly supported by a column of Russian tanks, says Ukrainian military official. Ukrainian forces abandoned Luhansk airport in the eastern part of the country Monday.

Turkey’s new President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday arrived at the disputed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognized only by Ankara, on his first foreign trip since being sworn in four days ago. Erdogan is scheduled to hold talks with Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu on bilateral relations and efforts …

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Monday said the Alliance summit in Wales, UK, on Thursday and Friday will address the challenges of a changed world. “I expect it to be a crucial summit in NATO’s history. This is a time of multiple crises on several fronts. To the east, …

Libya’s toothless outgoing government admitted on Monday from its safe refuge in the east of the country that it has in effect lost control of Tripoli to armed militia. The interim government led by prime minister Abdullah al-Thani, which resigned last week, said armed groups, mostly Islamist militia, were in …

Ukrainian troops on Sept. 1 were battling a Russian tank contingent in the eastern city of Lugansk, Kiev said, accusing Moscow’s army units of moving into large cities in the region. “The battle between Ukrainian paratroopers and a reinforced tank battalion of the Russian armed forces is continuing with the goal of controlling the …

Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine over the past two months, and at least several hundred have apparently died in combat there, rights groups exposing army abuses told AFP on Sept. 1.

Libya’s official news agency says the country’s elected parliament has tasked the recently resigned prime minister with forming a new government. LANA says the parliament convening in Tobruk voted Monday to name Abdullah al-Thinni as the new head of an 18-portfolio Cabinet, of which seven ministries would

Iraqi security forces and Shiite militiamen on Sunday broke a six-week siege imposed by the Islamic State extremist group on the northern Shiite Turkmen town of Amirli, as a suicide bombing killed 14 people in Anbar western province, officials said.