BEIRUT---Overwhelmed by a massive influx of desperate refugees, Lebanon began imposing unprecedented visa restrictions on Syrians on Monday, including those fleeing their country's...
BEIRUT---Overwhelmed by a massive influx of desperate refugees, Lebanon began imposing unprecedented visa restrictions on Syrians on Monday, including those fleeing their country's...
NIAMEY---Towns in Niger are living in fear following the advance of extremist group Boko Haram into neighbouring northeast Nigeria, the mayor of a...
President Barack Obama WASHINGTON---President Barack Obama has invited Tunisia's first democratically elected president to visit Washington, the White House said Monday. Beji Caid...
BERLIN---A record 18,000 people turned out Monday for an anti-immigrant rally by a right-wing populist movement, ignoring a call by Chancellor Angela Merkel...
ISLAMABAD---Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire along their tense border on Monday, killing four civilians including a teenage boy and a soldier in...
President Ashraf Ghani KABUL---Afghan President Ashraf Ghani marked his first 100 days in power on Tuesday, still struggling to form a government as...
SEOUL---South Korea's defence ministry said Tuesday that North Korea appeared to have achieved a "significant" level of technology to miniaturise a nuclear device...
NEW YORK---Two plainclothes New York police officers were shot late Monday as they investigated a robbery, local media reported. Their injuries were not...
THE HAGUE---The International Criminal Court on Monday said Palestinian authorities had formally recognised the court's jurisdiction to investigate crimes allegedly committed during last...
RIO DE JANEIRO---At least 69 people were injured late Monday when two commuter trains collided in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, authorities said....
PARIS---Verging on full-blown civil war, Libya may pose an even greater threat to Europe than jihadists in Iraq and Syria, yet the international...
UNITED NATIONS, United States---UN troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo are taking up positions to support a planned offensive against Hutu rebels...
TOKYO---The euro struggled in Asia on Tuesday after dropping to its lowest level in nearly nine years against the dollar, as traders fret...
President Joseph Kabila LUBUMBASHI, DR Congo---President Joseph Kabila said Monday he would trust the Congolese people to scrutinise his rule when his current...
SEOUL-South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Tuesday welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's statement that he was open to the "highest-level" talks, urging...
Participants at the opening day of sixth Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival. DOHA: The sixth edition of the Qatar International Falcons and...
The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a message from Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme...
The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari received a message from French Minister of Culture...
