Flash flooding has hit Djibouti, where the government and United Nations said the equivalent of two years' rain fell in a single day, with several countries in East Africa, including Kenya, struggling after heavy

Baghdad, Iraq - Iraqi security forces on Thursday shot dead at least 44 people in the country's south in one of the bloodiest days of violence since the anti-government protests erupted in early October. At least

ANKARA: Ankara tested its S-400 Russian-made air defense system this week. That move is unlikely to shield the country from sanctions, though. Indeed, it seems likely the US Senate and the US Treasury will bring

ANKARA: Ankara tested its S-400 Russian-made air defense system this week. That move is unlikely to shield the country from sanctions, though. Indeed, it seems likely the US Senate and the US Treasury will bring

A US ambassador nominated by President Donald Trump who provided key testimony in his impeachment hearings was accused of sexual misconduct by three women. Gordon Sondland, the US envoy to the European Union, denied

Chinese-owned app TikTok has admitted it briefly removed a viral video that condemned Beijing's crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang and apologised to the US teen who posted the clip. In a post that has

ISTANBUL: A car bomb killed at least 17 people and wounded 20 others in the Turkish-controlled region of northern Syria on Tuesday, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said. The attack took place in the Tal Halaf village

KARBALA, Iraq: Iraqi anti-government protesters blocked roads in the country’s south with burning tires on Wednesday, as schools and public offices stayed shut a day after deadly clashes with security forces.The country has been

Dhaka, Bangladesh - An anti-terrorism court in Dhaka has sentenced seven people to death in connection with a 2016 deadly siege of a popular cafe in the Bangladeshi capital. One person was acquited by the

Rescuers in Albania have pulled at least 22 bodies and more than 40 survivors from the rubble following a powerful earthquake, as several European countries stepped in to help with the relief efforts. Teams