BRUSSELS: NATO says the Russian navy is building up its presence in the Mediterranean Sea amid growing tensions over the war in Syria.Russia has provided crucial military support for Syrian government forces, which are

WASHINGTON: The US Navy seized hundreds of small arms, including AK-47s, from an unflagged boat in the Gulf of Aden, a US defense official said on Wednesday.The defense official, speaking on the condition of

Argentina's currency, the peso, has hit a record low against the US dollar. President Mauricio Macri has asked the International Monetary Fund for an advance on a $50bn bailout loan. But there is growing

Norway's Nobel Institute says it has no intention of withdrawing its Peace Prize from Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, after a damning UN report accused the country's top military generals of committing "genocide" against

Outgoing UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein has said that Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned over her country's military's campaign against the Rohingya last year. Hussein told the

Doctors in Iran say US sanctions are endangering lives. Physicians are worried they will not have enough drugs to treat patients. Foreign companies can sell medical supplies to Iran, but banking restrictions and the

The Philippines has a long history of forced disappearances that began during the military regime in the 1970s. Despite the restoration of democracy in recent decades, it is still common for political dissenters to

DUBAI: With only two percent of the Arab region covered by wetlands, and 94 percent of those vulnerable to climate change, water will play a crucial role in the future functioning of the region’s

DUBAI: With only two percent of the Arab region covered by wetlands, and 94 percent of those vulnerable to climate change, water will play a crucial role in the future functioning of the region’s

DUBAI: With only two percent of the Arab region covered by wetlands, and 94 percent of those vulnerable to climate change, water will play a crucial role in the future functioning of the region’s