Asia
By Yeganeh Torbati Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday he supported moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s diplomatic opening at the U.N. General Assembly...
Obama to cut short Asia trip as shutdown continues
President Barack Obama on Wednesday scaled down a long-planned trip to Asia, as a U.S. government shutdown entered a second day with no end in...
Israel showcases Iranian spy case as Netanyahu visits US
By Jeffrey Heller A man arrested on suspicion of being an Iranian spy appeared in an Israeli court on Monday and some Israeli analysts questioned...
Kerry sees potential for quick Iran nuclear deal
By John Whitesides Secretary of State John Kerry said a deal on Iran’s nuclear program could be reached relatively quickly, and it would have the potential...
Iranians cheer, protest over Rouhani’s historic phone call with Obama
By Marcus George Hundreds of Iranians cheered President Hassan Rouhani on his return from New York on Saturday after his historic phone call with U.S....
Iran, UN nuclear agency to meet again after ‘constructive’ talks
By Fredrik Dahl Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency held “constructive” talks on Friday and made plans to meet again in one month, adding to...
Iran hits out at ‘unfair’ UN nuclear agency ahead of talks
By Fredrik Dahl Iran has sharply criticized the U.N. nuclear watchdog over “baseless allegations” about its atomic activity, a document showed before talks between the...
Son of Chinese army singers gets 10 years’ jail for gang rape
By Sui-Lee Wee A Chinese court jailed the teenage son of two celebrity army singers for ten years on Thursday for gang-raping a woman in...
More than 230 killed in major earthquake in Pakistan
By Gul Yusufzai The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Pakistan climbed to more than 230 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed...
Obama pledges diplomacy with Iran, puts onus on Rouhani
By Matt Spetalnick and Yeganeh Torbati President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States was ready to engage diplomatically with longtime foe Iran but...