Caught between US and Iran, Iraqis face choices in elections
A seemingly perpetual battlefield caught under the tension between the United States and Iran, Iraq goes to elections at a time when the domestic discontent...
Libya: Migrants shot dead at detention center
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said Friday that guards at a detention center in the Libyan capital Tripoli had shot dead at least six...
No electricity in Lebanon amid fuel shortage, outage to continue for few days
In a major power crisis unfolding in Lebanon, the country has no centrally generated electricity after its two biggest power stations shut down due to...
‘Biased against facts’: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ressa criticises Facebook
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticise Facebook as a threat to democracy, saying the social media giant fails to...
Battle-hardened Taliban fighters enjoy a day off at amusement park
Strolling casually with their machine guns in hand, Halimi and hundreds of fellow Taliban fighters enjoyed a rare day off with a visit to a...
Pelosi meets pope as abortion debate rages back home
Pope Francis met on Saturday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under criticism from some bishops in the United States...
Hindus fearful in Indian Kashmir after wave of assassinations
Small groups of militants armed with pistols have carried out a spate of targeted killings in Indian Kashmir, sowing fear among some minority communities, according...
Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr dies in Paris
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, who became Iran's first president after the 1979 Islamic revolution before fleeing into exile in France, died on Saturday aged 88. He died...
BoE’s Bailey says inflation above target is concerning -Yorkshire Post
Inflation running above the Bank of England's target of 2.0% is concerning and must be managed to prevent it from becoming permanently embedded, the bank's...
U.S. will not pursue charges against police officer over Jacob Blake shooting
The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer for his involvement...