The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred on Wednesday in Lushehr province, killing 20 people and wounding more than...
(VOVworld) - The Hai Phong city People’s Court on Monday opened a trial for local officials on charges of “destroying citizens’ property, showing irresponsibility and causing serious consequences” in relation to...
Myanmar President U Thein Sein has formed a 10-member Central Management Committee for Emergency Period to tackle the current rioting in some places in the country, the President Office...
Syria has asked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to a appoint special, independent, and neutral technical mission to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack that the regime has blamed on...
20 people were killed and 50 wounded in a series of attacks on Thursday near the Allawi area of Baghdad not far from the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses...
A motorcycle bomb wounded six people in southern Thailand on Friday, a day after a landmark agreement between the government and a Muslim rebel group to start talks aimed at ending a conflict...
The authorities lifted week-long curfew Saturday imposed on Muslim dominated areas of Indian-controlled Kashmir. The strict restrictions were withdrawn from almost all the towns. However, the shops and business...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych instructed Prosecutor General, interior minister and chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine Oleksandr Yakymenko to take comprehensive measures to investigate into aircraft crash, which occurred on February 13...
A suicide bombing targeting Iraq's Sunni Awakening Council killed 23 and injured 49 on Monday
At least 9 people were killed and more than 450 others injured in clashes across Egypt to protest against President Mohamed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood on Friday
At least 22 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured on Wednesday by three big bomb explosions at targeting military checkpoints on Wednesday, in Idlib province north...
1. 2012- A year of elections and power transitions Russia witnessed a Presidential power transition between Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev: Putin became Russian President after the Presidential election on March...
At least nine people including senior provincial minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour were killed and over 18 others were injured in a suicide blast that hit a political gathering in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar...
Ten days before Egypt’s new constitution faces a referendum on December 15, protests are mounting
(VOVworld) – During the winter days of late December, 1972, Hanoi’s army and people resiliently defeated US B-52 warplanes, making a resounding ‘Dien Bien Phu in the air victory....
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pushed for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas military group in Gaza and warned that a ground attack would become a disaster
(VOVworld) - International community continue joint efforts to end conflicts between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza Strip that have recently claimed the lives of about 20 people and injured more...
(VOVworld) - In late 1972, Vietnam and the US reached a treaty to end the war and restore peace in Vietnam. However, the US broke the agreement and sent B52 bombers to blitz Hanoi and...
At least 11 people were reported killed and more than 40 others injured in a fierce car bombing led by terrorists on Monday in Jaramana, urban area of Damascus capital
At least 5 people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion on Sunday in Nowshera city northwest Pakistan