LAGOS, Nov. 25 (Saba) -- A Nigerian court charged a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and three Nigerians on Thursday over shipment of rifle rounds, grenades, rockets and explosives seized in the country, media reported, according to Saba.

LONDON, Nov 26 (Saba) -- The UK Government has been briefed by US authorities about the expected release of sensitive diplomatic files on whistleblower website WikiLeaks, Downing Street confirmed Friday, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

MOSCOW, Nov 26 (Saba) -- Russia announced its support for India's permanent membership in the UN Security Council, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

Baghdad, November 26 (Saba) - Unidentified gunmen assassinated today an Iraqi police officer at Al-Tobji area in western Baghdad. Police sources

Seoul, November 26 (Saba) - South Korea named Friday Lee Hee-won, a former presidential security aide, as new defense minister as

TOKYO, Nov 25 (Saba) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and visiting US President Barack Obama on Saturday renewed their commitment to the Japan-US security alliance at a time when ties between Japan and China are severely strained over maritime collisi

MOSCOW, Nov 25 (Saba) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on North Korea Thursday to avoid any further military action against the South, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

Seoul, November 25 (Saba) - South Korea has decided to sharply bolster its military arsenal in the tense Yellow Sea to counter any possible additional attack from North Korea, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. It also announced a plan t

Cairo, November 25 (Saba) - The Arab League on Wednesday slammed a new Israeli law mandating a national referendum ahead of any withdrawal from annexed east Jerusalem or the Golan Heights. The League's deputy secretary general, Ahmed bin Helli, said the l

Baghdad, November 25 (Saba) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Thursday officially named Nuri al-Maliki as Prime Minister-designate, state-run television of Iraqia reported. "President Jalal Talabani officially asked Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to form

Kuala Lumpur, November 24 (Saba) - Malaysia on Wednesday expressed concern over the heightened tension in the Korean peninsula following North Korea's artillery attacks yesterday on a South Korean island and the return fire by South Korea, according to Qa

Amsterdam BRUSSELS, Nov 24 (Saba) -- Three men from the Dutch city of Amsterdam arrested yesterday on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks in Belgium are fighting their extradition to Belgium, the Dutch public prosecution department said Wednesday afte

RAMALLAH, Nov 24 (Saba) -- The Israeli occupation forces demolished the village of (Abu Ajaj) in Al-Aghwar Valley and displaced the entire population of an estimated 300 people, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

BRUSSELS, Nov 24 (Saba) -- The European Union announced on Wednesday an agreement for rules concerning definition of criminal offences and penalties against trafficking in human beings, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

MUMBAI,Nov.24 (Saba) -- India plans to test-launch two ballistic missiles and a cruise missile within 20 days, local media reported on Wednesday, according to Xinhua.

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Saba) -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday exchanged fires in waters off the west coast of the divided Korean Peninsula, at least two South Korean marines were killed and 16 others injured, accordi

Oslo, November 23 (Saba) - The Norwegian authorities evacuated on Tuesday a terminal at Bergen airport over a suspicious piece of luggage.

Bangkok, November 23 (Saba) - The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), Thailand's Yellow Shirt movement, began their rally at Parliament Tuesday morning in opposition to the draft charter amendments scheduled for deliberation during the current joint si

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 23 (Saba) -- The UN on Tuesday said the continued diplomatic impasse since the Israeli moratorium on settlement construction ended late September is "worrying," and described the need to return to direct talks between Israelis and Pale

BEIRUT, Nov 23 (Saba) -- Lebanese Minister of Telecommunications Sharbel Nahas said Tuesday it was crucially important to protect communication networks in Lebanon against the Israeli attempts breach them, to ultimately protect personal freedoms and state