Beirut--The Islamic State jihadist group executed at least 20 men in the ruins of Syria's Palmyra on Wednesday, accusing them of fighting for...
Beirut--The Islamic State jihadist group executed at least 20 men in the ruins of Syria's Palmyra on Wednesday, accusing them of fighting for...
Quetta, Pakistan--Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday killed two shopkeepers from Pakistan's Shiite Muslim minority when they opened fire in a congested market in the...
Dhaka--Bangladesh plans to relocate thousands of Rohingya who have spent years in refugee camps near the Myanmar border to a southern island, an...
Tunis--Tunisia's newly formed "truth commission" announced on Wednesday that it has begun to hear testimony from victims of the country's post-independence dictatorships. "We...
Damascus--Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Wednesday that Iran and Russia would never give up their support for his regime in the face...
Maputo--Mozambican police said Wednesday four officials had been arrested after 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of rhino horn were stolen from a huge cache...
The Hague--Dutch police Wednesday arrested at least 20 bikers, many of them suspected members of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang, in a massive...
KUWAIT: The Israeli occupation has escalated its attacks against Palestinian people in an unprecedented manner, chief of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)...
New York--The US Justice Department announced charges against nine present or former FIFA officials on Wednesday as part of a major investigation into...
Niamey--Niger has extended for three months the state of emergency in its southeastern Diffa region where the army has been battling Boko Haram...
Baghdad--The operation by Iraqi government and allied forces to liberate Anbar and its capital Ramadi from the Islamic State group was launched too...
Washington--The United States on Wednesday urged Malaysian authorities to carry out a full investigation into the grisly discovery of mass graves at human-trafficking...
Addis Ababa--Ethiopia's ruling party and its allies have won an overwhelming majority in parliament in weekend elections, the country's electoral board announced Wednesday....
Berlin--German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, the government in Berlin said, voicing fears about a possible "new...
Hyderabad, India--More than 1,100 people have died in a blistering heatwave sweeping India, authorities said Wednesday, as forecasters warned searing temperatures would continue....
Paris--French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday that France would oppose a nuclear deal with Iran if it did not allow inspections of...
Nicosia--The Cyprus government on Wednesday denounced as "unacceptable" a comment by the American ambassador that it said hampered the resumed UN-backed peace process...
Karachi--Pakistani investigators on Wednesday arrested the head of a firm accused of running a global fake degree empire and conducted fresh raids at...
