Asia
West Mosul Eating Once A Day and Bracing For Worse
As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of...
UAE Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah Al-Kaabi Dies After Afghan Blast
Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi, centre, has died of wounds sustained in the Kandahar attack The ambassador of the...
North Koreans Watch Ice Fest Unaware of Kim Jong-Nam Assassination
Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel...
Kim Jong-Nam Death: Malaysia Police Hold Female Suspect
A female suspect has been arrested in Malaysia in connection with the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s...
Vote In Muslim Indonesia’s Capital Heads For Run-Off
Jakarta's Christian governor looked set for a tough run-off against a Muslim opponent in city elections seen as a test...
South Korea Suspects Female Assassins Killed Half-Brother of North Korea Leader
South Korea's spy agency suspects two female North Korean agents assassinated the estranged half-brother of North...
North Korea’s State Killings
The Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is the latest in...
Eight Killed In Knife Attack In China’s Xinjiang
Eight people were killed in a knife attack on a crowd in China's restive Xinjiang region, including three assailants...
Sub-Saharan Africa Lags In Sustainable Energy Policies
Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a half billion people live without electricity, trails the world in government...
Syria Refugees Shrug Off Peace Talks But Dream of Home
Almost six years into a war that has devastated their country, Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon say they expect...
Syria Talks Delayed Due To ‘technical Reasons’
Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled to...
Killing Could Be Sign of ‘brutal’ N Korean Regime
South Korea has confirmed the killing of the brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, saying it could be a sign of...
N.Korean Assassination Shows Regime’s Brutality
The assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother illustrates the "brutal and inhuman" nature of the regime...
Tolerance Test As Muslim Indonesia’s Capital Votes
Jakarta goes to the polls Wednesday with the city's Christian governor fighting to keep his job in a high-stakes...
Chinese Weapons Reaching ‘near-Parity’ With West
China is beginning to export its own weapon designs, including armed drones, worldwide and is reaching 'near-parity'...
Valentine’s Day Returns To Iraq’s IS-Free East Mosul
Valentine's Day returned Tuesday to the eastern sector of the Iraqi city of Mosul from where the Islamic State group...
Saudi’s First Comic-Con Fest Set To Wow
Superheroes from Hollywood's Marvel studios are among the characters set to wow thousands of curious Saudis at the...
Saudi Royals Host Erdogan Ahead of Syria Talks
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia's top leadership on Tuesday during a visit to further...
Syria Talks In Astana ‘to Be Held Behind Closed Doors’
Kazakhstan said Tuesday that a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran will take...