Brazilian police arrested a fugitive who the United States accuses of being the financier for the Lebanese group Hezbollah.  Assad Ahmad Barakat was arrested in Foz de Iguazu, a city in the border region between

A US military drone attack in southern Somalia killed 18 al-Shabab fighters after American and local forces on the ground came under attack, the US Africa Command said. The air strike was carried out Friday in

A survivor was found alive inside the capsized Tanzanian ferry in an air pocket on the third day of a grim recovery operation as the death toll from the disaster passed 200. An engineer

A child has drowned after a boat carrying 39 refugees capsized off the northern Lebanese coast while attempting to reach Cyprus. The country's military said 38 people were rescued from the sinking boat on

The Vatican and Beijing reached an historic agreement over the appointment of bishops in China. The provisional accord could lead to a rapprochement between the Catholic Church and China, following decades of tensions since

The woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to bring down President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee has agreed to testify in the Senate, her lawyers said Saturday according to US media. Christine Blasey Ford's

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei condemned the attack in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, blaming "US-backed regimes in the region" for the "plot", which left at least 29 people dead and 70 others wounded.

Male, Maldives -  Police raided the opposition's campaign headquarters as thousands rallied on the streets of the capital on the eve of a presidential election billed as a test for democracy on the Muslim

The United States is ramping up pressure on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to keep oil prices low. US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Twitter ahead of Sunday's meeting:

CAIRO: Egypt's highest appeals court on Saturday rejected a motion by former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to overturn their conviction on corruption charges.The ruling by the Court of Cessation, Egypt's final recourse