Baghdad: Iraq’s Shiite-led Coordination Framework on Saturday reaffirmed its backing for former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for the premiership, dismissing external pressure and stressing that selecting the head of government is a …

West java: The death toll from last week’s landslide in Indonesia rose to 64, as search and rescue operations continued on the eighth day for 16 missing people in West Java, state-run news agency Antara reported on Saturday.

According to Anadolu Age…

Tehran: Iran plans to hold joint naval exercises with China and Russia in the northern Indian Ocean region in mid-February, Iranian media reported on Saturday amid elevated tensions with the US.

According to Anadolu Agency, the semi-official Tasnim…