Iran's representatives have told the UN's top court that 'time is running out' for Iranians suffering economic turmoil under US sanctions. Government lawyers were making their closing arguments on the third day of hearings

China denied an accusation by US President Donald Trump that it hacked the emails of Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent in the 2016 election. Without offering any evidence or further information, Trump tweeted earlier on

The number of Muslim candidates standing in the primary elections in the United States has risen dramatically. Advocacy groups say they have been spurred on by President Donald Trump's policies and rhetoric. The primaries

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

Brazilian President Michel Temer has announced he may place limits on the number of Venezuelan migrants allowed to enter the country via its northernmost state each day from its crisis-ridden Latin American neighbour. Speaking to local

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi plans to send a delegation to the United States to review Baghdad’s obligations towards sanctions against Tehran after President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran deal in May. Abadi

A bout of fighting in Libya's capital has laid bare the fragility of an armed cartel that had brought a veneer of stability to the city and encouraged the gradual return of foreign diplomats

Sixty-three thousand people have been displaced and rescue efforts are underway to reach thousands more who are stranded after a dam broke in Myanmar. Heavy monsoon rains in the Bago region caused the collapse.