Venezuela has rolled out a new currency, slashing five zeroes from the bolivar, in a bid to tame the country's rampant hyperinflation, but critics say the new measures will only make matters worse.   President

Russia lashed out at Western countries, accusing them of blocking UN aid for Syria's reconstruction and trying to prevent the return of refugees Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after talks on Monday with his

Afghanistan is experiencing a drought so severe that two million people may run out of food in the next six months. More than 80,000 people have left their villages in search of water in

LONDON: Uri Avnery, a peace activist who became the first prominent Israeli to meet in public with Yasser Arafat, died on Monday aged 94. Avnery, who was an Arab News columnist until 2016, met

LONDON: Uri Avnery, a peace activist who became the first prominent Israeli to meet in public with Yasser Arafat, died on Monday aged 94. Avnery, who was an Arab News columnist until 2016, met

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - An award-winning Cambodian land rights defender has been freed after spending two years in prison on charges many viewed as politically motivated.  Surrounded by her two children and hundreds of

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed a crackdown on government corruption. And he could end up implicating members of his own African National Congress party. A judicial inquiry into alleged corruption at the

French energy giant Total confirmed it is withdrawing from a multibillion-dollar gas project in Iran after it failed to obtain a waiver from US sanctions. Total signed a deal worth $4.8bn in July 2017 to

Ottawa, Canada - Binto Mohamed hasn't had a good night's sleep since May. That's when she received a letter telling her that her family of 10 had 120 days to find a new home.

The Trump administration is having trouble finding the deported parents of hundreds of children who remain in government care. The children had been taken from their parents after they crossed the border this spring.