China expressed anger on Tuesday after a US Navy destroyer sailed near islands it claims in the disputed South China Sea, calling the operation a threat to its sovereignty. China's defence ministry said a

An anti-money laundering body in the Maldives has informed police that President Abdulla Yameen received $1.5m in hard currency days ahead of a contentious presidential election in the Indian Ocean island nation. Yameen, long

Suspected cholera cases have almost tripled in Yemen's coastal Hodeidah region since the Saudi Arabia-UAE coalition launched a military offensive in June to retake the area, according to a rights group. Health facilities across

The tropics continued to show their force while a 'Medicane' brought widespread damage to parts of the Mediterranean.

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has urged parliament to "confirm the will of the majority" after "more than 90 percent" of referendum voters agreed to change the country's name. However, the leader of Macedonia's

JERUSALEM: Israel is prepared to open its side of the crossing point with Syria following the return of UN peacekeepers to the Golan Heights following a four-year absence, the army said. Defense Minister Avigdor

JERUSALEM: Israel is prepared to open its side of the crossing point with Syria following the return of UN peacekeepers to the Golan Heights following a four-year absence, the army said. Defense Minister Avigdor

JERUSALEM: Israel is prepared to open its side of the crossing point with Syria following the return of UN peacekeepers to the Golan Heights following a four-year absence, the army said. Defense Minister Avigdor

Dozens of children were killed after being buried by a mudslide that slammed into their church during Indonesia's earthquake-tsunami disaster with more than 50 others still missing.  Rescuers discovered the bodies of 34 students

Guatemala City - The Guatemalan army will obey a recent constitutional court ruling overturning the government's decision to ban an international anti-corruption commissioner, a Ministry of Defense spokesman confirmed to Al Jazeera, signalling a