BAGHDAD: Militia leader Hadi al-Amiri, one of the most powerful figures in Iraq, withdrew his candidacy for prime minister on Tuesday, putting the country one step closer to forming a government after months of

AMMAN/BEIRUT: Syrian opposition officials praised a deal between Russia and Turkey over Idlib province on Tuesday, saying it had spared the rebel-held region a bloody government offensive and would thwart President Bashar al-Assad’s aim

It is "highly plausible" a member of Russian protest group Pussy Riot currently hospitalised in Berlin was poisoned, German doctors have said.  Kai-Uwe Eckardt of Berlin's Charite hospital told reporters on Tuesday that Pyotr

A Russian military aircraft was brought down by a Syrian missile over the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 15 people on board, the Russian defence ministry said. Moscow blamed Israel for the crash, saying the

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is set to decide whether to fire the domestic spy chief, as an explosive dispute over immigration and the far-right rocks her fragile coalition. The controversy has sparked the

Iran's foreign minister has hailed an agreement between Turkey and Russia to avert an assault on the Syrian rebel-held Idlib province, as an example of "responsible diplomacy". An agreement to halt plans for an offensive on

Rescue teams in the northern Philippines are desperately sifting through the debris of a large landslide caused by Typhoon Mangkhut, despite fears that there are no more survivors among the 40 to 50 people

LONDON: The Turkish opposition have ‘questioned the honor’ of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after  the leader admitted accepting a luxury jumbo jet as a “gift” from Qatar. Erdogan has come under intense pressure after it

Kaduna, Nigeria - Denouncing God can be a dangerous thing in Nigeria, where religion is the rhythm of life. Atheism, considered blasphemy by many, is a largely underground movement that's hard to quantify but

Long Beach, Southern California - Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit has discovered that a self-deleting messaging app called Tiger Text has been adopted by at least one US police department, which may have used it to