The Saudi-UAE military alliance at war with Yemen's Houthi rebels says it has advanced towards the western city of Hodeidah, hours after residents reported a barrage of air raids targeting the strategic port city. Residents

People in the French territory of New Caledonia are set to vote on whether to become independent from France on Sunday. The referendum comes just over 30 years after another vote was boycotted by

A United Nations aid convoy has reached Rukban refugee camp in Syria, next to the border with Jordan, where thousands of people are stranded, a member of the camp's local council has said. "The

China is willing to provide Pakistan with economic aid to help it deal with its deteriorating finances but more discussions are needed on the details, according to a top Chinese diplomat. The comments on

Over eight million people living in Mexico City are looking forward to having their water supply restored after three days' enforced drought. Faced with crumbling infrastructure, Mexico City’s water management agency CONAGUA has been

AL-QAIM: Iraqi troops have reinforced their positions along the porous frontier with neighboring war-torn Syria, fearing a spillover from clashes there between Daesh militants and US-backed forces.For weeks, Daesh has fought back an assault

GAZA CITY: The Israel-Gaza border saw the quietest weekly protests in months Friday, as Egyptian mediators worked to lower tension along the frontier.Nevertheless, in total seven Palestinians were shot, the health ministry in Gaza

Several anti-government movements are determined to get noticed between now and February 2019, when Thailand will hold its much-delayed first general election since the military coup four years ago. The YouTube video, made by

More than a million Venezuelans have been living in Colombia, taking a heavy toll on its public services in border regions. As per a World Bank report, which praises Colombia's "open arms" policy and

Despite an uneven global economic recovery since the 2008 financial crisis, adequate and affordable housing is increasingly out of reach to hundreds of millions of people, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur for