News about political, economic, environmental and social developments in Armenia and the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as Afghanistan, ...
President Shimon Peres has warned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that a military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities is likely to trigger a wide-scale confrontation, A British newspaper reported Sunday.P...
Suherdjoko and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Semarang, JakartaWhile leading the harvest of a new strain of rice -- called "Supertoy HL2" -- last April in Purworejo, Central Java, President...
Bahrain City Centre, due to open in September, will have its first major anchor stores including Debenhams, H&M, Virgin, Carrefour and Freedom Furniture trade from day one. The mall's General M...
Israel Police recommends indicting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert over two affairs, the cash-filled envelopes received from Morris Talansky, and the Rishontours affair, on counts of bribery, fraud, and mo...
27 most successful entrepreneurs and the most responsible companies in the country were last night presented with “The 2008 Prestigious Asia Pacific Entrepreneurships Awards”. This first...
The Jakarta Post, JakartaMost Indonesian Muslims will begin this year's fasting month of Ramadan on Monday, as will Saudi Arabia and most other Gulf states. But at least two small groups of Indonesian...
Remarks as prepared for delivery Thursday night by Republican presidential candidate John McCain: Thank you all very much. Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans -- the privilege of accepting...
TOKYO — Baidu.com Inc’s Japanese arm is aiming to be the second choice of Internet search engines in Japan, its president, Toshikazu Inoue, said. Baidu Inc. will focus on making its servi...
When Barbara Mindel wanted to help instill Jewish traditions in her grandchildren - the offspring of an interfaith marriage who were raised without Judaism - she took a simple step. Mindel moved a dre...