Hundreds of thousands of Algerians have marched through the streets of the capital and other major cities for a sixth straight Friday to demand the immediate departure of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the ruling

The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss the deteriorating situation in Mali. What began as a localised conflict in Mali has expanded into cross-border ethnic cleansing and the violence has continued to intensify.

Friday was supposed to be the day that Britain left the EU, but the planned exit has been delayed. While some of those who did not wish to leave the EU hope the delay

More people have been forced into refugee camps in Nigeria due to fighting between separatists and government troops in southern Cameroon. More than 30,000 have been officially registered but aid workers have said the

The UN has appealed for calm before the one-year anniversary of Palestinian protests along the border fence with Israel. The anniversary comes after a week of Israeli air raids in response to a rocket

TUNIS: Arab leaders convened in the Tunisian capital on Sunday for the Arab League summit, which tackled a number of regional issues – from the conflict in Yemen to Iran’s behavior in the region.

JERUSALEM: A UN official is urging Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers to avoid a violent escalation on the eve of the first anniversary of the start of weekly border protests.Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian

TUNIS: Arab leaders convened in the Tunisian capital on Sunday for the Arab League summit, which tackled a number of regional issues – from the conflict in Yemen to Iran’s behavior in the region.

Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading pro-democracy activist in Egypt, has been released from prison after serving a five-year sentence for inciting and taking part in protests, according to his family and lawyer. The influential blogger

Jakarta, one of the world's most congested cities, will finally get its first Mass Rapid Transit system. The project has been stalled for decades. But it's one of the several infrastructure projects the Indonesian