Kuwait City--Donor nations meeting in Kuwait have pledged $3.8 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday. "The...
Kuwait City--Donor nations meeting in Kuwait have pledged $3.8 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday. "The...
Washington--The US government on Tuesday formally pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28 percent over 2005 levels in the next decade, ahead...
Kirkuk, Iraq--Iraqi forces have retaken the Salaheddin provincial government headquarters in Tikrit from the Islamic State jihadist group, a significant advance in the...
Sanaa--Regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran traded accusations Tuesday over the escalating conflict in Yemen, which the UN rights chief warned was on...
Lausanne--As prisons go, the famed Beau-Rivage hotel nestled on the Swiss side of Lake Geneva with breath-taking views over the snow-capped French Alps...
Abuja--Nigeria's main opposition on Tuesday claimed victory in the country's tense general election, as its candidate, former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari pulled ahead...
Johannesburg--Nelson Mandela's oldest grandson, who is also a member of South Africa's parliament, was found guilty Tuesday of assaulting a motorist two years...
Istanbul--A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted more than 200 army officers accused of plotting to stage a coup in 2003 against the Islamic-rooted...
Abuja--Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari pulled ahead in Nigeria's tense general election on Tuesday, stretching his lead against President Goodluck Jonathan with eight results...
Berlin--French President Francois Hollande insisted on a visit to Berlin Tuesday that France would stick to its reform course despite his Socialist party's...
Yangon--Myanmar's president Tuesday hailed a draft national ceasefire with armed rebel groups, described by the UN as a "historic and significant achievement" as...
Istanbul--A massive power cut caused chaos and shut down public transport Tuesday across Turkey, with the government refusing to rule out that the...
Oslo--Norway said Tuesday it wanted to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, even though Beijing has snubbed Oslo since the Nobel Peace...
New Delhi--India has suspended plans for bigger health warnings on cigarette packets, the health minister told AFP on Tuesday, after a committee of...
Kuwait City--The European Union and other donors pledged more than $2 billion on Tuesday to help alleviate war-torn Syria's humanitarian crisis, which Kuwait's...
Berlin--French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that it would be possible to identify all the victims of the Germanwings crash in the French...
Sofia--Eight Bulgarians were indicted Tuesday on charges of supporting the Islamic State group jihadist group, the public prosecutor's office said. Six men from...
Beirut--The Islamic State jihadist group Tuesday executed at least 37 civilians, including two children, in a raid on a regime-held village in Hama...
