Amrutha Gayathri

An edgy advertising stunt by a Turkish personal care products company, starring Adolf Hitler, has invoked public outrage.

Syria fits the bill of a nation that has made most of its friends by virtue of having common enemies. There is probably no other way to explain how this fiercely secular Arab nation has been commanding tremendous support from the religious fanatics that routinely make Iranian governments.

Israel is emptying the contents of its embassy in Cairo, officials on both sides confirmed, suggesting strained diplomatic relations between the two nations since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's regime.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including Russia and China, stands united in its approach to put an end to the violent uprising in Syria by issuing an ultimatum to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

An umbrella organization composed of extremist militant outfits including Al-Qaeda has claimed the responsibility for the latest series of violence that killed 46 people in eight cities of Iraq.

Bahraini government is pushing the prosecution of the 20 medics who treated injured protestors during the last year's uprising, despite King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa claiming that real reforms were rolled out in the wake of international criticism of the nation's handling of protestors.

Iran recently resumed financial aid to the Hamas, which was suspended six months ago, to block a unity deal with the rival Palestinian faction Fatah that was supposed to end the five-year rift between the two political parties, a Fatah spokesperson has said.

Responding to an Israeli couple's online call for peace between Israel and Iran, which are exchanging war threats over Tehran's alleged clandestine nuclear weapons program, Iranians have started posting messages reciprocating the love.

French Queen Marie Antoinette -- who historically bears the brunt of having uttered the four words, summing up the obliviousness of the French monarchy to the poverty of the peasants, prior to the French revolution -- may have found her modern day avatar in the Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad. Upon learning that her subjects had no bread to eat during the famine that occurred in France due to the mismanagement of treasury, Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI of France, famously remarked: Let them ...

Three children and an adult were killed when a gunman opened fire on a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse on Monday, said reports.

An online call for peace between Israel and Iran is gaining support among the citizens of both the countries which are busy exchanging war threats over Tehran's alleged clandestine nuclear weapons program.

Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born British author of the controversial novel The Satanic Verses, has drawn an unfavorable comparison between Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and Libya's slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi, implying that Khan is a dictator in waiting.

An intense firefight employing heavy machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades broke out between the rebels and the government forces in the closely guarded al-Mezze district of Syrian capital Damascus Monday, reports said.

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on Pakistanis to revolt against their government, treading the path of Arab Spring that rocked several Middle Eastern nations.

Two deadly explosions, purportedly carried out by rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad and his regime, hit Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, killing at least 27 people, Syrian state television reports.

Ever since the identity of the primary suspect in the Afghan massacre was leaked to the public, rumors swirled raising questions about his military service record, his mental stability, and his personal life.

A ship loaded with explosives, en route from the U.S. to Egypt, has drawn contempt from human rights organizations worldwide, with Amnesty International calling on the U.S. to withhold the delivery of weapons to Egyptian military until the latter demonstrates its commitment to protecting human rights.

People protesting against the dictatorial regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been thrust into a nightmarish world of systemic torture, says the Amnesty International.

Marking with the first anniversary of the Syrian revolution which has taken a violent turn, supporters of the President Bashar al-Assad took to the streets on Thursday waving flags of undying loyalty.

Addressing the Knesset in a special session regarding the recent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militants of Gaza, Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu said his country has the right to defend itself against all threats.

Despite an extended revolution against his regime leading up to a bloodbath, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seems to be relaxed and apparently in a joking mood about bringing in political reforms to his country.The trove of emails leaked from the personal accounts of Assad and his British-born wife shows that the President had taken advice from Iran on countering the uprising with violent crackdown, and that his family remains insulated from revolution which many fear may soon turn into a civi...

China and Arab countries have agreed to reach a political solution for the ongoing Syrian crisis, Chinese envoy Zhang Ming said Tuesday after talks in Egypt with Arab league officials. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council member nations are boosting the efforts to end the Syrian political unrest.

Egyptian efforts in negotiating a ceasefire agreement between the fighting Israel and Gaza militants have finally started to pay off.

While reiterating its stance that there are no nuclear weapons activities going on in the military site of Parchin, Iran has agreed to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency team to inspect the site.

Amid fresh allegations that LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and his 12-year-old son were brutally killed in a close range by the Sri Lankan forces, Indian Premier Manmohan Singh is struggling to contain the sentiments of opposition parties and lawmakers from regions dominated by Tamil population.

Amid mounting speculation of potential oil reserves in Sri Lanka's seawaters, Indian media reports have suggested that India might be looking for a greater involvement overstepping China and Russia, who are also believed to be interested in oil exploration deals with the island nation.

Mounting the pressure on New Delhi, the Italian Embassy has sent a letter to the Union Ministry of External Affairs demanding the release of the Italian marines detained following a rogue firing off the southern coast of India, which resulted in the death of two Indian fishermen on board a fishing boat.

While Egypt is seeking to negotiate an agreement between Israel and Gaza militants, Hamas warned on Sunday that Israel needs to hold its fire first for peace to return.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has hinted that his country will not back away from its nuclear ambitions threatened by the possibility of a U.S.-backed Israeli military strike.