Kabul: The commander of international troops in Afghanistan has ordered an investigation into what NATO says was improper disposal of a large number of Islamic religious materials, including...

New Delhi– Any terrorist attack anywhere in the world is condemned, Iranian Ambassador to India Mehdi Nabizadeh said here on Monday. The official has categorically denied Iran's any type of...

ANKARA, Jan. 6 - Former Turkish army chief of staff General Ilker Basbug was arrested early Friday as part of an investigation into an anti-government plot. The arrest came after the Istanbul...

From the White House to London's House of Commons and beyond...few Westerners have anything nice to say about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.But there's one group that has glowing words of praise for Iran's...

ANKARA: Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Turkish leaders agreed upon further strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. Khar stressed that Turkey was not only an...

In an action full of confidence and control President Abdullah Gul of Turkey on Thursday (4 July 11) approved the appointments of a new chief of staff, and new commanders to head the navy, army and...

Ankara: Turkey has named four new generals to lead its armed forces, after the country's top military commanders resigned last week. They had quit to protest the arrests of fellow officers accused of...

Cairo: The father of a 16-year-old protester shot and killed by police gasped quietly when he saw 83-year-old Hosni Mubarak enter the defendants' cage for his trial. In a fleeting moment of sympathy,...

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s civilian leaders prepared to use an unprecedented opportunity this week to choose generals they trust after the country’s top military commanders resigned in protest...

MOSCOW: - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it would not oppose a United Nations resolution to condemn violence in Syria as long as it refrained from sanctions and other "pressures". The...

OSLO: Shortly before 10:00 pm the sun finally sets on Oslo, allowing Muslims gathered at the Minhaj-ul-Quran mosque to break the first day of fasting for Ramzan, held this year in the shadow of the...

Cairo: Egyptian armed forces and riot police moved into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday to dismantle tents set up by protesters who suspended their sit-in a day earlier. Television footage...

Oslo: Norwegian Foreign Minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere, and Crown Prince, Haakon Magnus, have visited an Oslo mosque in a sign of national unity on 26 July. Muslims in Norway say they share the pain of...

If denunciation of Islam is now acceptable, it is more important than ever to distinguish between robust debate and incitement to violence. Islamophobia at its most vile : FOR a few hours after...

ISTANBUL — Turkey awoke to a new era Saturday, one in which military generals irked by their government’s behavior don’t stage a coup or throw a tantrum — they seek early retirement. The...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's military and political leaders face a battle to restore order in NATO's second-biggest army Monday at a military council overshadowed by the resignation of its top four...

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has voted to establish a US envoy to protect the "rights of religious minorities" in the Middle East and South Asia, amid rising concern over Egypt, Iraq...

CAIRO - Thousands of people packed Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday, with Islamist groups dominating the protest meant to show unity during a fragile transition from ousted president Hosni...