WASHINGTON  – The Trump administration expects economic sanctions that it is re-imposing on Iran this week to further cripple the Iranian economy and will aggressively enforce the measures, senior U.S. administration officials said on Monday. The so-called snapback sanctions, due to come into force early on Tuesday, would target Iranian purchases of U.S. dollars, metals […]

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)An operation is underway to evacuate thousands of tourists after a deadly earthquake that rocked some of Indonesia’s most idyllic islands late Sunday night. At least 98 people, all Indonesian nationals, were killed when the 6.9 magnitude quake struck the popular tourist island of Lombok, Indonesian authorities said Monday. More than 200 were […]

At least 37 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok, officials say. The 7 magnitude quake damaged buildings and triggered power cuts. More than 50 people were also injured. On the neighbouring island of Bali, video footage showed people running from their homes screaming. It comes a week after another […]

About 25 students have been injured in clashes in Bangladesh’s capital on the seventh day of a youth protest about road safety, reports say. Thousands of pupils have been out on Dhaka’s roads stopping traffic and checking vehicles and drivers. It is not clear who attacked them but local media blamed a student group linked […]

Earlier Thursday, several of Trump’s top lieutenants took to the White House briefing room to warn of the latest threat. WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — It’s still a “hoax” to President Donald Trump. Just hours after the nation’s top intelligence officials warned about Moscow’s efforts to disrupt a second consecutive American election, Trump said at a campaign rally here […]

JERUSALEM  – Israel would deploy its military if Iran were to try to block the Bab al-Mandeb strait that links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. Last week, Saudi Arabia said it was suspending oil shipments through the strait, on the main sea route from the […]

U.S. troops and Afghan officials fighting the Islamic State militant group received some unexpected help on Wednesday. Over 150 Islamic State militants (ISIS) surrendered to Afghan government forces after an onslaught by the Taliban in the country’s northern Jawzjan province. “These people were surrounded by the Taliban for several days, but last night they managed to break free […]

North Korea has returned 55 boxes believed to contain the remains of US troops killed during the Korean War, but included just one military identification tag, US officials say. A forensic expert said initial tests showed the remains were “likely to be American”. The boxes are en route from South Korea to Hawaii for extensive […]

ISIS claimed responsibility but U.S. officials have not confirmed the group’s involvement and the Tajik government blamed local Islamists. Two Americans were killed in Tajikistan in what the U.S. Embassy described as a “senseless” car-and-knife attack on a group of seven cyclists. Two other tourists — one Swiss, the other from the Netherlands — were […]

Zimbabwe’s opposition says its candidate, Nelson Chamisa, has won Monday’s presidential election. The MDC Alliance says the ruling Zanu-PF party is attempting to rig the vote to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to win, and the delay in releasing official results is unacceptable. The election commission has said there has been no cheating and it needed […]