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Syria Sides Meet Again In Geneva, With Expectations Low

Syria's government and opposition meet Monday for a seventh round of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva with little...

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Mosul Victory Marks Win For Pentagon Training Plan

The Iraqi military's hard-fought victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul marks a defining moment not just for...

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Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks

A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...

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Pakistan Frees 78 Indian Fishermen

Pakistan on Sunday released 78 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters, officials said. "The...

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Quiet As Ceasefire Begins In South Syria

A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with...

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Trump Offers Bold Space Goals But Fills In Few Details

The White House has championed a new era of US leadership in space, but its aspirations are complicated by tight...

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US and North Korea Need To Talk — But How?

After North Korea's shock demonstration that it can strike the American mainland with an intercontinental missile, US...

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Ivanka Sits In For Trump At G20

For a moment Saturday the United States was represented by another Trump on the world stage, when the president's...

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G20 Sees Three-Way Steel Battle Between EU, US and China

While battles between police and protestors smoulder outside, leaders of the European Union, United States and China...

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WBO To Review Pacquiao-Horn Scoring

The World Boxing Organization has said it will review the scoring of the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn welterweight title...

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Yemen Famine Risk Rising As Cholera Diverts Resources

Aid groups have pulled resources from the fight against malnutrition to battle cholera in Yemen, raising the risk of...

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One Dead As Strong Quake Hits Central Philippines

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake killed at least one person in the central Philippines on Thursday, with at least five more...

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Wimbledon Fines For Bad Boys Tomic, Medvedev

Wimbledon bad boys Bernard Tomic and Daniil Medvedev have been fined for "unsportsmanlike conduct" following their...

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Western Civilisation Is At Stake – Trump

US President Donald Trump is to argue that the future of Western civilisation is at stake in a keynote speech in the...

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Up To 20,000 Civilians Trapped In IS-Held Areas of Mosul

Up to 20,000 civilians are trapped in the last Islamic State group-held areas in Mosul's Old City, which Iraqi forces...

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Flood Death Toll Worsens In India’s Assam

The death toll from worsening monsoon floods in India's Assam state has hit 18 with hundreds of thousands in makeshift...

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Huge Floods Sweep Southern Japan, One Dead, 18 Missing

At least one person is dead and 18 others are missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan, with...

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Huge Floods Sweep Southern Japan, At Least 15 Missing

At least 15 people are missing after huge floods swept away houses in southern Japan, tearing up roads as roiling...

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Tens of Thousands In Syria Protest Expected Turkey Attack

Tens of thousands of people protested on Wednesday in a town in northern Syria against Turkey, as speculation mounts it...