The leaders of Russia and Turkey have agreed to establish a de-militarised zone in Syria's Idlib province, in a move that ostensibly puts on hold a threatened assault by government forces on Syria's last

Authorities in Thailand have charged the leader and two senior members of a newly-formed political party for allegedly spreading false information about the ruling military government on Facebook. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a 39-year-old tycoon and

At least 27 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in multiple Taliban attacks on checkpoints as well as police and military bases in different parts of the country, according to officials.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Ethiopian capital to express their anger after a weekend of deadly ethnically motivated violence. At least 23 people were killed in a weekend of

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former vice president and rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for bribing witnesses during his war crimes trial. In a ruling on

Forty years ago the Camp David Accords were signed. The deal aimed to resolve differences over the 1967 Six Day War. Israel seized territory including Sinai and Gaza from Egypt; the Golan Heights from

Rescue efforts are under way in the northern Philippines as authorities have raised the death toll of Typhoon Mangkhut to 65.  Philippines National Police said that as of Monday, a further 43 people remained

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra is facing a standoff with legislators over his call for a referendum on anti-corruption measures and has invoked a constitutional procedure that could end up dissolving the Congress.  In a televised speech

At least four people were killed in China's southern Guangdong province as a result of Typhoon Mangkhut, Chinese state television has reported.  Clean-up efforts were under way on Monday, a day after the world's

The US has cut additional aid to the Palestinians for programmes supporting conflict resolution with Israelis, adding to more than $500m in other cuts. The latest cuts come from $10m in programmes on reconciliation