JERUSALEM: Millions of Palestinian refugees “cannot simply be wished away,” the head of a UN support agency said on Monday, hitting back at a US aid cutoff and allegations its work only perpetuates their

JERUSALEM: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has apologized for comparing himself to Hitler, will pay respects at Israel’s Holocaust memorial on Monday after meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Duterte steered clear of further controversial remarks

Iraqi parliament fails to choose speaker as federal court to decide winning coalition BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament held its first session on Monday since May elections but failed to elect a speaker as the two

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man after he allegedly attempted to stab a soldier at a checkpoint near the entrance of an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron,

At least eight people have been killed in an explosion at a South African munitions depot near Cape Town, authorities said. The blast on Monday occurred at the Somerset West-based Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) depot, a joint

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri had announced emergency measures to control to slide of the country's currency, including new taxes on exports and cutting government ministries by half. The 59-year-old, who was elected in December

Rotting carcasses of livestock contaminating water in the aftermath of devastating floods in India's Kerala state have given way to a new challenge - battling an infectious disease such as leptospirosis or "rat fever".

Germany and Norway have pledged more than $150m of additional aid for Africa's Lake Chad region, where millions of people are facing a humanitarian crisis driven by violence, poverty and climate change. The promises

DUBAI: A British tourist has died when the banana boat she was riding flipped over at the Red Sea resort, Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel, the same venue where a couple died last month, London

DUBAI: A British tourist has died when the banana boat she was riding flipped over at the Red Sea resort, Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel, the same venue where a couple died last month, London