The United Nations has held an emergency session on what Ukraine has called "an act of aggression" off the coast of Crimea, following the seizure by Russia of three Ukrainian ships during a naval clash in the

Kiev, Ukraine - The parliament of Ukraine has backed a decree imposing martial law for 30 days following Russia's seizure of three Ukrainian ships near the Crimean Peninsula. In an emergency session of the lower-house Verkhovna Rada

Matthew Hedges, a PhD student at Durham University, was sentenced to life imprisonment last week on spying charges in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He is the third UK-based PhD student to suffer imprisonment

ANKARA: As the 11th round of the Astana peace talks approaches, the state of the seven-year conflict in Syria is setting off alarm bells. Experts interviewed by Arab News underlined the need for Ankara

ANKARA: As the 11th round of the Astana peace talks approaches, the state of the seven-year conflict in Syria is setting off alarm bells. Experts interviewed by Arab News underlined the need for Ankara

GAZA CITY: The only grand piano in the Gaza Strip was played in public for the first time in a decade, following a complicated international restoration effort to fix the instrument after it was

The United Nations has held an emergency session on what Ukraine has called "an act of aggression" off the coast of Crimea, following the seizure by Russia of three Ukrainian ships during a naval clash in the

Members of the British parliament will vote on a Brexit draft agreement with the European Union on December 11, officials have announced, as Prime Minister Theresa May navigates the deal despite a slim working majority. The

After a six-month space cruise, NASA's latest Mars mission has landed in Mars with a single goal: explore its deep insides. InSight Lander - the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport

Geneva, Switzerland - Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani is heading to Switzerland to hold high-level talks with international diplomats during a key summit focused on the development and the economy of a country wracked by years