Attack comes after police impose curfews following protests prompted by online video of an attack on an Alawite shrine.

The northeastern state of Manipur is still burning, after more than a year of ethnic clashes that critics have accused the ...

Taiwan’s former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je has been charged for allegedly accepting bribes and misusing political ...

Infants sheltering in flimsy tents die of hypothermia as Hamas, Israel trade blame for delays in reaching a truce deal.

Russia launched a huge Christmas Day attack on Ukraine with cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as drones. The Russian ...

Japan Airlines (JAL) has reported being hit with a cyber attack, causing delays to some flights. The airline has been ...

Infants sheltering in flimsy tents die of hypothermia as Hamas, Israel trade blame for delays in reaching a truce deal.

More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.

Russia has accused Moldova of plotting a military operation in Transnistria, a Russian-backed secessionist region, setting ...

Suspected riot erupts inside prison in Maputo, with some officials denying incident is linked to post-election unrest.

Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband and called on the US to stop supporting it.

This year, a chance encounter with a fellow pessimist helped me find some Christmas magic in the imperial capital.