GENEVA: Iraq must ensure that Daesh leadership faces justice for alleged war crimes and genocide against civilians, not just charges of belonging to a terrorist group, a UN human rights investigator said on Thursday.Four

GENEVA: Iraq must ensure that Daesh leadership faces justice for alleged war crimes and genocide against civilians, not just charges of belonging to a terrorist group, a UN human rights investigator said on Thursday.Four

Algeria's military has historically played a significant role in choosing the country's civilian leaders. In 1992, President Chadli Bendjedid was shown the door to make way for President Liamine Zeroual. Then in 1999, Zeroual

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on NATO allies to adapt to confront a wide variety of emerging threats from Russia and China. Pompeo made the call at the start of a meeting

In recent weeks, thousands of migrants from Latin America have been forced to surrender to US authorities after failing to circumvent border controls tightened by US President Donald Trump. But some made it across

The US House of Representatives will sue to block President Donald Trump's transfer of money to pay for a wall along the border with Mexico, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. The Republican

Libyan army commander Khalifa Haftar on Thursday ordered his eastern military forces to advance on Tripoli, the capital of the UN-backed government, sparking fears of a major showdown with rival militias. Haftar, who commands

Eastern military forces have taken control of Gharyan, a town 100km south of the capital, Tripoli, signifying an escalation in the years-long power struggle in Libya. The capture of the town on Thursday, after overnight

As Addis Ababa releases preliminary report into fatal crash, there are calls for Boeing to be held responsible for safety failures.

Argentina's economy is continuing to sink, inflation keeps rising, and the currency is again losing value. Latest government reports show poverty has risen to 32 percent from around 26 percent the previous year and