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Prisoner Aid Cut Could Trigger Palestinian Crisis

International pressure on the Palestinian Authority to halt payments to the families of Palestinians held in Israeli...

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Sudan Halts Talks After Trump Extends Sanctions

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday suspended negotiations with Washington aimed at ending sanctions against...

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UAE Slams Al-Jazeera For Anti-Semitism, Inciting Hate

A top UAE official on Wednesday accused Qatari broadcast giant Al-Jazeera of anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting...

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Tamim Iqbal Denies Hate Crime Behind Sudden Essex Exit

Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal rejected rumours Wednesday that he quit English county cricket club Essex because of a hate...

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Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Mathews Resigns After Zimbabwe Defeat

Sri Lankan cricket captain Angelo Mathews has stepped down amid intense criticism over his side's series defeat to...

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Qatar Pledges Gaza Support Despite Saudi Pressure

Qatar's envoy to Gaza said Tuesday Doha was committed to funding projects in the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave, despite...

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Immigration Service Opens Border Post At Agortime-Afegame

The has opened a new border post in Agortime-Afegame in the Volta Region to improve surveillance in fighting...

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Bangladesh Cricket Vows Crackdown On Player Scandals

Bangladesh's cricket board vowed tough action Tuesday against any players accused of misconduct or bringing the game...

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Gaza May Already Be ‘unlivable’

The Gaza Strip may already be "unlivable", a United Nations official warned Tuesday, after a decade of Hamas rule and a...

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UN Urges Aid To Avert Cholera-Induced Famine In Yemen

International donors must step up to prevent a cholera epidemic in war-torn Yemen from producing full-blown famine...

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Sri Lanka Take Flak After ‘disgraceful’ Cricket Defeat

Sri Lanka's cricketers faced a barrage of criticism Tuesday a day after their series loss to bottom-ranked Zimbabwe in...

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Gunmen In Thailand Kill Eight In Village Chief’s Home

Thai police say eight people died after gunmen opened fire inside a village chief’s home, in a rare mass shooting....

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Trump To Nominate Financier To Role of Banking Regulator

US President Donald Trump intends to nominate Randal Quarles, a former Treasury Department official, to a role as the...

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Trump Son Met Russian To Get Dirt On Clinton

Donald Trump's eldest son on Monday admitted meeting a Russian lawyer to get dirt on his father's 2016 rival Hillary...

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Trump Son Admits Meeting Russian For Dirt On Clinton

Donald Trump's eldest son on Monday admitted meeting a Russian lawyer to get dirt on his father's 2016 rival Hillary...

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Yemen Cholera Outbreak Tops 300,000 Suspected Cases

A cholera outbreak in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 suspected cases, the Red Cross said Monday as the war-torn...

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Retract Your Threats Or Wallow In Darkness – NEDCO Tells Residents of Dohanayili

Residents of Dohanayili are still sleeping in darkness several days after a rainstorm resulted in power cuts. But that...

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Cardinal Pell Returns To Australia To Fight Charges

The Vatican treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, has returned to Australia as he prepares to defend himself against sexual...

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Israel Minister In Rare West Bank Visit For Electricity Deal

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz made a rare appearance by a high-ranking Israeli official in the occupied West Bank on...