Ashish Kumar Sen

Palestine hopeful of winning upgraded status bid at UN  Ramallah, West Bank: Palestinians, buoyed by the prospect of a victory at the United Nations on Thursday, have no intention of caving to US pressure to drop their bid for a “non-member observer state” or making a promise not to sue Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Iran admits giving Hamas technology for missiles Iranian officials on Wednesday acknowledged providing military assistance, including missile technology, to the Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

The world is horizontal Obama II promises continuity in ties, but a poll-wary India isn’t ambitious.

Egyptian government heading toward autocracy, an opposition leader says Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood -led government is asserting its dominance in ways that raise the specter of an autocracy similar to the regime Egyptians toppled almost two years ago, an Egyptian opposition leader warned foreign-policy specialists in Washington.

Protests against Jordan’s king rock capital Jordan , a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, was rocked Wednesday by a second day of protests that uncharacteristically targeted the king after the government raised fuel prices in a desperate act to reduce a massive budget deficit.

Haqqani Network talks peace but continues attacks in Afghanistan The Haqqani Network , a group of Pakistan -based terrorists that has killed coalition troops in Afghanistan , is willing to participate in peace talks with the U.S. as long as the Afghan Taliban ’s top leader approves, according to a senior commander in the group.

Obama to visit Myanmar this month President Obama will make history later this month by becoming the first U.S. president to visit the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar , which after nearly five decades of military rule has shaken off its pariah status by taking tentative steps toward democratic reform.