Almaty, April 5 (Xinhua-ANI): World powers started a fresh round of nuclear talks with Iran here on Friday.

Manila, April 5 (Xinhua-ANI):Top officials from the United States and Philippines on Friday formally started a joint military exercise which will involve 8,000 troops from both countries and dozens of military assets, including a squadron of F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets.

Tehran, April 4 (Xinhua-ANI): Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili has called for stronger and closer ties with Kazakhstan, Press TV reported Thursday.

Seoul, April 4 (Xinhua-ANI): South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Thursday that North Korea has moved an intermediate-range missile to its east coast for test- firing or a military drill.

Washington, Apr. 4 (ANI): New YouTube video from the Syrian battlefield has shown rebels firing what appears to be the same high-powered sniper rifle that is used by U.S. Navy SEALs.

Jerusalem, April 4 (Xinhua-ANI): For the third day in a row, a rockets barrage of three mortar shells was launched by militants in the Gaza Strip toward southern Israel Thursday morning, the IDF confirmed.

Johannesburg, Apr. 3 (ANI): Amnesty International has appealed to Saudi Arabia not to carry out a reported sentence of paralysis for a man in retribution for allegedly paralysing another man 10 years ago.

Washington, Apr. 2 (ANI): The protests that swept across the Middle East and North Africa could mark more of an isolated occurrence than a permanent rise of people power in the region, a new research has warned.

Manama, Apr 2 (ANI): Saudi Arabian authorities have now allowed women to ride buggies and bikes in public.

Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): Foreign workers, including Indians, in Saudi Arabia stayed away en masse from their workplaces as the government launched a crackdown on illegal residents in the country.

London, Apr 1 (ANI): Israel's missile defence system is likely to leave the civilian population exposed to an incoming barrage of rockets in the event of a war, one of the top commanders in the country has said.

London, Apr. 1 (ANI): Google's decision to honour the birthday of U.S. labour organizer Cesar Chavez angered some American conservatives, who were fumed that it was disrespectful to celebrate Chavez with a so-called Google Doodle on Easter.

Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): Saudi Arabian authorities have warned that they will block access to popular Internet messaging applications like Skype, Viber and WhatsApp if telecommunication providers there don't comply with rules and regulatory conditions.

Washington, Mar. 31 (ANI): A leading cleric in Egypt has said in a video, that it is only a matter of time before the flag of Islam flies above the White House.

New York, March 29 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan's most recent tattoo, which is the images of twin red triangles and the Shakespearean quote- What Dreams May Come - simultaneously inked with her close friend Liam McMullan, is apparently a symbol of the deep spiritual bond they share.

Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): An American army veteran has been charged with conspiracy for fighting alongside a Syrian rebel group linked to Al-Qaeda.

New York, Mar 28 (ANI): Kourtney Kardashian's alleged ex-fling, model Michael Girgenti, has claimed that he could be the real father of her 3-year-old son Mason Dash Disick and has demanded a DNA test.

Washington, Mar. 28 (ANI): 80 new regions of the genome associated with an increased vulnerability to developing breast, prostate and ovarian cancers have been identified by European Collaborative Oncological Gen-Environmental Study (COGS) by using mass sequencing techniques.

London, Mar. 28 (ANI): Google's Street View has published striking images of Fukushima town after the triple nuclear meltdown two years after the incident, which forced tens of thousands of residents to flee.

Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): While most of us go online regularly for help in diagnosing health issues, very few of us actually post information, questions or experiences on health topics, a study has said.