TEHRAN: Iran has denied a claim by the Turkish interior minister that it took part in a joint operation on Monday targeting Kurdish rebels in the border area.In recent weeks, Ankara has talked up

Daesh loses big part of Syrian enclave, SDF sees militants’ defeat ‘very soon’ DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria: US-backed Syrian forces said they were close to capturing Daesh’s last territorial possession in eastern Syria on

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has resigned from his position after 29 years in power.  "I have decided to end my duties as president," Nazarbayev said in a televised address on Tuesday without giving a

Southern Province, Sri Lanka - Lochana is 10 years old. Every morning, he gets up and lights an incense stick, which he places in a three-wheeled auto-rickshaw parked outside the family home in Sri

In New Zealand, the bodies of some of the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks have been handed over to their families. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has promised justice for the 50 people who

Cyclone Idai has left a trail of destruction in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi - with the overall death toll rising to 215. Hundreds of people are missing, while more than 1.5 million people have been affected

Skopje, North Macedonia - Every winter, the pollution in Skopje skyrockets to alarmingly high rates. In 2018, Skopje became the most polluted capital city in Europe reaching the highest annual mean of PM 2.5,

OMAR OIL FIELD, Syria: Syria’s Kurds have criticized the “threatening language” of the Damascus regime after it pledged to retake northeastern areas they control by reconciliation or by force. The minority have largely stayed

TEHRAN: Iran has denied a claim by the Turkish interior minister that it took part in a joint operation on Monday targeting Kurdish rebels in the border area.In recent weeks, Ankara has talked up

BEIRUT: The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have seized full control of a camp where Daesh militants have been holed up in Baghouz near the Iraqi border though the operation is not yet over,