LONDON: Jordanian King Abdullah II has received the 2018 Templeton Prize at a ceremony held at the Washington National Cathedral. The event earlier this month was attended by ambassadors, Jordanian and US government officials,

BAGHDAD: A former Iraqi trade minister and two senior ministry officials have been sentenced in absentia to seven years in jail on graft charges, a Baghdad court said on Thursday.The court statement, which did

LONDON: Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi said Thursday that he was personally threatened by the Ennahda party.Essebsi’s comment came as he presided over a National Security Council meeting at the presidential palace of Tunisia.The

Georgia's ruling party-backed candidate, who favours balancing the ex-Soviet republic's relations with Moscow and the West, has won the presidential runoff, elections officials said on Thursday as the losing candidate vowed to challenge the result. 

Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to lying to the Congress about a work he did on a Trump real estate deal in Russia. On Thursday, Cohen

Global temperatures in 2018 are set to be the fourth highest on record, the United Nations (UN) has said as it stressed the urgent need for action to rein in runaway warming of the

An international medical aid group says the vast number of patients treated for gunshot wounds from months of border protests has overwhelmed Gaza's already fragile healthcare system. Doctors Without Borders, known by its French

It has been the most violent year for the Indian-administered Kashmir in nearly a decade. According to rights groups, 535 people have been killed this year so far, which includes 246 separatist fighters, 144

Reggae music, whose chill, lilting grooves found international fame thanks to artists like Bob Marley, on Thursday won a spot on the United Nations' list of global cultural treasures. UNESCO, the world body's cultural

At least five of the 37 Republican Senators who voted against advancing a resolution limiting the United States' involvement in the war in Yemen have received campaign contributions from pro-Saudi lobbying groups. Roy Blunt,