A senior minister in the premier's cabinet says army chief had been pushing Janjua's appointment "for many months"

Kerry says it will be easier to make a case for funding to Congress if the United States was on UNESCO's board

Israel's cabinet also imposes more security measures after further Palestinian stabbings on October 17

Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals have been suspended for two years

It is the first time Kerry has confirmed reports of a meeting with both Netanyahu and Abbas

The country's public human rights officer said conditions some refugees were kept in, were worse than in prisons

A military source in Aden says 300 Sudanese soldiers and officers arrived by sea

Iran will still be "called upon" to refrain from doing work on ballistic missiles designed to carry nuclear weapons

Islamic Defenders Front demands closure of ten churches as they do not have proper permits

Defence minister says it is just as much in Pakistan's interests as China's to fight Uighur militants