Doha, Qatar - Qatar's amendment to the residency law to allow most migrant workers to leave the country without an exit visa has been welcomed as a "huge step" by the International Organization for

Paraguay moves its embassy back out of Jerusalem; Israel closes mission in retaliation ASUNCION: Paraguay announced Wednesday it would immediately move its embassy in Israel out of Jerusalem and back to Tel Aviv, less

JEDDAH: Yemen’s government will demand the release of the body of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, killed by Houthi militias last year, at upcoming peace talks in Geneva, Yemen’s Information Minister Moammer Al-Eryan said

Tens of thousands have gathered on the streets of Sri Lanka's capital to call for the government to go. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa - who suffered a surprise defeat in the presidential election three

Islamabad, Pakistan - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has held talks with Pakistan's prime minister and foreign minister, as the two erstwhile strategic allies seek to mend ties that Pakistan has said have

US President Donald Trump has denied he wanted to kill Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a key claim in a new book by renowned Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward. "That was never even contemplated," Trump told

The United Nations Security Council will debate the situation in Nicaragua for the first time since a deadly political crisis erupted in the Central American nation earlier this year.  In what is seen as a

A nine-year-old child has been gang-raped and murdered in Indian-administered Kashmir's Baramullah district, bringing back memories of the brutal gang rape of an eight-year-old in the Jammu region of the state. Police in Kashmir said

Protesters and security forces clash in Basra after 8 killed in night of violence BAGHDAD: Dozens of angry demonstrators on Wednesday attacked security forces deployed near the local government building in central Basra where eight

Protesters and security forces clash in Basra after 8 killed in night of violence BAGHDAD: Dozens of angry demonstrators on Wednesday attacked security forces deployed near the local government building in central Basra where eight