The US claims Saudi Arabia and the UAE are open to lobbying China and Russia to support a new round of sanctions on Iran.

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck Central Chile while President-elect Sebastian Pinera was preparing to swear in as the country's new head of state.

Three months after announcing a major data theft from its Swiss branch, the UK-based HSBC Bank has acknowledged that as many as 24,000 customers' information had been stolen.

A senior professor of International Relations has called on the Iranian government to prepare a strategy to counter the "soft warfare" launched by the US.

Turkey denounces Israeli plan to build hundreds of new Jewish homes in Jerusalem (al-Quds) insisting the move casts serious doubts on Tel Aviv's supposed commitment to Middle East peace.