Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico's president-elect, says he will not order the military off the country's streets but continue using them in the efforts to stamp out organised crime. Mexico deployed its armed forces

The United States, a major ally of Israel, has cut more than $200m in economic aid to Palestinians, in a move that comes months after also drastically cutting its contribution to the UN agency for

US President Donald Trump has asked his top diplomat to call off a trip to North Korea "at this time", citing insufficient progress on denuclearisation.  "I have asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to

For the scores of refugees and migrants on board an Italian coastguard ship, the odyssey of their journey to Europe continues - despite reaching destination.  Nine days ago, the Diciotti rescued dinghies in distress

Yuval Noah Harari was catapulted into the international literary spotlight in 2014 following the English translation of his book Sapiens. The book, which covers the history of humanity from the discovery of fire to modern robotics,

Many people on Guam, and in other US territories, consider themselves second-class citizens.  They can't vote for the president and the one representative each territory is given in Congress also has no voting power, even

In 2014, Yuval Noah Harari's life changed completely. The little-known academic was thrust into the international literary spotlight when his book on the history of humans from the discovery of fire to modern robotics, Sapiens,

Baghdad, Iraq - It is Friday afternoon and a lively and diverse crowd starts to gather under a blazing August sun on the banks of the Tigris River, just metres away from al-Mutanabi Street,

EGYPT: They are supposed to be symbols of greatness, odes to the successful, musings on the powerful.A towering bronze cast of a leading thinker or a once great military general hued from marble is

EGYPT: They are supposed to be symbols of greatness, odes to the successful, musings on the powerful.A towering bronze cast of a leading thinker or a once great military general hued from marble is