Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have killed at least 45 civilians in apparent reprisal strikes over the past three months, a human-rights watchdog says in a new report. The...
At least 32 people were killed on Tuesday in an Islamic State group attack near a refugee camp on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq, a monitor said. "At least five suicide attackers blew...
Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end of the year, up 50 percent from late 2016, the UN said Tuesday. The United Nations...
China has demanded an 'immediate' halt to the deployment of a controversial US missile system in South Korea just hours after it became operational. Beijing threatened to 'take necessary measures to...
Iran will maintain its support for the Syrian government despite the deaths of hundreds of its advisers and volunteers in the six-year civil war, a commander said in comments published Tuesday....
China called Tuesday for the immediate suspension of a controversial missile defence system hours after Washington confirmed the shield was now operational in South Korea. "China's position is...
China demanded on Tuesday an immediate halt to a controversial US missile shield hours after Washington announced that the defence system was now operational in South Korea. Washington and Seoul...
France says it has killed about 20 suspected fighters in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. French Mirage fighter jets bombed several suspected arms depots in the Foulsare Forest,...
Hamas has announced it is taking a softer stance on Israel, having for years called for the state's destruction, in a dramatic shift in policy - but says it still views it as an occupier. A new...
Venezuelan opposition leaders have called for a 'mega protest' after President Nicolas Maduro's announced plans for a new constitution drafted by unelected workers and farmers. Maduro used the May...
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...
After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US military is looking to destroy the Islamic State group's Afghan branch before battle-hardened reinforcements arrive...
The Thaad system, seen here in a file photo, is designed to take out North Korean missiles The US military says its controversial Thaad missile defence system is "operational" in South Korea. A...
Algeria, where legislative elections are to be held on Thursday, has major oil and gas reserves but faces a financial crisis due to the collapse in oil prices. The country has been led since 1999 by...
Unidentified gunmen attacked an Egyptian police convoy near the main ring road around Cairo, killing three officers and wounding five others, the interior ministry said early on Tuesday. "Armed...
The six-page Document of General Principles and Policies unveiled Monday by Hamas, accepts a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders while refusing to recognise Israel. The document underscores the...
Hamas on Monday unveiled a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having called for years for the country's destruction, as the Palestinian Islamist movement seeks to improve its...
A controversial missile defense system whose deployment has angered China is now operational in South Korea, a US defense official said Monday. Washington and Seoul agreed to the Terminal High...
The Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday it had indefinitely postponed voter registration in two provinces of its troubled central Kasai region after the brutal killing of an electoral official....
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas unveiled Monday a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having long called for its destruction, as it seeks to improve its international...
