US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to press for a ceasefire to halt the war in Syria. The two spoke by telephone for the first time since the US launched air...
A bomb blast targeting a convoy of foreign forces near the US embassy in Kabul Wednesday killed at least three people and wounded 15, officials said, the latest militant attack to rock the Afghan...
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned the "illegal" detention of two Israeli citizens by Hamas, releasing new details about the men who are believed to be mentally ill. The Islamist movement...
At least 37 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed in an attack by ISIL fighters targeting a crossing along Syria's north-eastern border with Iraq, according to a monitoring group....
Fresh violence has erupted in Venezuela, a day after President Nicolas called for the constitution to be rewritten. Armed men clashed on Tuesday with riot police who fired tear gas in Caracas, where...
Nine Malian soldiers were killed and five wounded in an area regularly targeted by jihadist groups, as the commander of France's counter-terrorism force for the region said an operation on the...
Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have set up roadblocks and staged demonstrations demanding elections as the country's political and economic crisis deepens. They responded with...
Hamas' armed wing on Tuesday gave Israel 24 hours to respond to the demands of hunger-striking prisoners, warning the Jewish state it would face consequences for failure to act. "We warn the enemy...
A tax and finance expert, Mr. Cudjoe Akpadie says the existence of 'ghost names' on our payroll is a deliberate and calculated attempt by successive governments to steal from the state. According to...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday slammed an "absurd" UNESCO resolution he said denies the Jews' historical connection with Jerusalem by presenting Israel as an occupying power...
Two communities, Sayeegu and Sambiluk in the Northern Region engaged in a long-standing long dispute have been deserted because the resident fear of reprisal attacks. The two communities have become...
About 400 British soldiers will join the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan in the next weeks in one of Britain's largest operational deployments worldwide, the force said Tuesday. A statement said...
In a tweet that is dividing Harry Potter fans, JK Rowling has said sorry for killing off Professor Snape in the final book of the Harry Potter series. The author made the apology on the anniversary...
A Syrian rebel delegation has arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana for Russian-led talks aimed at ending the country's civil war after the group snubbed the previous round, Kazakhstan said Tuesday. A...
More than 30 civilians and Kurdish-led fighters have been killed in an attack by Islamic State militants near Syria's north-eastern border with Iraq. They targeted a makeshift camp for displaced...
Suspected militants have killed three police officers and wounded five others in an attack in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the interior ministry says. The assailants, riding in two vehicles, opened...
The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government on Tuesday held a rare meeting with a military strongman who supports a rival authority in the violence-wracked country, official media said. Fayez...
The US military says its controversial Thaad missile defence system is now operational in South Korea. The system can intercept North Korean missiles although full operational capability is still...
Jihadist fighters killed at least 10 soldiers in the western Iraqi province of Anbar on Tuesday in their latest deadly attack on security forces in the area, officers said. The attack near the remote...
Hamas has softened its stance on Israel after long calling for its destruction, but the Palestinian movement must do more to convince the world to end its isolation, analysts and diplomats said...
