Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Ethiopia's capital to welcome leaders of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), the latest members of a formerly-banned rebel group to return home following a string of political

TUNIS: Tunisia’s ruling party has suspended Prime Minister Youssef Chahed in the latest escalation of a row with the president’s son that has paralyzed key decisions on the troubled economy.The North African country is

TUNIS: Tunisia’s ruling party has suspended Prime Minister Youssef Chahed in the latest escalation of a row with the president’s son that has paralyzed key decisions on the troubled economy.The North African country is

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq: Iraqi lawmakers have elected a Sunni Arab as speaker of parliament, the first step in forming a new government four months after national elections. Lawmaker Ahmed Al-Asadi says 169 lawmakers voted for

Florence continues to dump rain and threaten lives on the east coast of the US even after it was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm after making landfall. The National Hurricane Center

Iran's top prosecutor has ordered the closure of a reformist newspaper on charges of "insulting" Shia Islam, according to media reports. Mohammad Jafar Montazeri ordered the shutting down of Sedayeh Eslahat for "desecrating" the family

Iraqi legislators have elected a speaker of parliament, paving the way for the formation of a new government after months of uncertainty in the wake of an inconclusive election. Mohammed al-Halbousi, a Sunni politician

The weather balloon is controlled by visitors' minds. The electric pulses from their brains power the robotics, which, in turn, control the airship. It will float up, down and around for the eight days

It has been 10 years since the global financial crisis. Many analysts are wondering if another one is brewing and, if so, where will it come from? The Bank of England governor has singled

NEW YORK: The UN Security Council has urged all Libyans to improve the atmosphere for national elections in a resolution that avoids mentioning the Dec. 10 target date for voting in the restive North