Washington: Barack Obama ends his eight-year tenure as US President in a couple of weeks but he might not be out of a...
Washington: Barack Obama ends his eight-year tenure as US President in a couple of weeks but he might not be out of a...
BANJUL, Gambia: Gambian authorities have ordered Paradise FM, a radio station that has been effectively covering the crisis in the country, to cease...
LONDON: The U.K.’s main opposition Labour Party has called for an inquiry after secretly recorded footage revealed an Israeli embassy employee saying he...
BANGKOK: A wealthy Thai Buddhist temple that foiled two massive police operations last year has denied resisting a legal process against its honorary...
ISTANBUL: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has voiced his readiness to send representatives to planned peace talks in Astana later this month with a...
Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki arrived in Baghdad on Monday for talks with Iraqi officials, according to an Iraqi cabinet source. "The Jordanian...
Islamic State is "surrounded on all sides" in Mosul by superior fighters, the Pentagon said Monday as Iraqi-led forces continue their campaign to...
19 Islamic State terrorists were "neutralized" over the last 24 hours as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, according to the Turkish military. In...
Tehran: Iran said Tuesday it had received an official invitation from Saudi Arabia for its pilgrims to attend this year's hajj, two weeks...
UNITED NATIONS: Sweden's top diplomat has a question: "Where are the women?" Taking a seat on the United Nations' influential Security Council, Sweden...
CHENNAI, India: A commercial painter by trade, K. Raja dreamed of setting up his own business in Surya Nagar slum, in the southern...
WERU, Kenya: The knee-high dome on Ikung’u Kathimbu’s farm in Weru village, eastern Kenya, shelters an unusual crop: a termite swarm. Kathimbu walks...
MUMBAI: Women’s groups in India are planning nationwide rallies on Jan. 21 to protest the alleged mass molestation in the city of Bengaluru...
Caracas: Venezuela's opposition will seek Monday to trigger early elections by declaring that President Nicolas Maduro has "abandoned his post," launching a fresh...
Colombo: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday overturned a 26-year-old decree that required top bureaucrats to wear a suit and tie, saying...
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May was hailed as a steadying influence when she took over a country deeply divided by the EU...
BAGHDAD: Iraqi troops in Mosul have battled their way to the Tigris River running through the center of town, marking a milestone in...
GUATEMALA CITY: Three young climbers have died while hiking up Guatemala's Acatenango volcano during a cold snap. The head of the national disaster...
