A week out from the US midterm elections, the Pentagon said on Monday it is sending 5,200 troops, some armed, to the Southwest border to respond to a caravan of mostly Honduran migrants and

New York City - Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent talk of "preparing for war and combat" is just the latest example of feisty language that has stoked fears of a military flare-up with the United States

London - The fiancee of the murdered Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi has demanded that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reveal the whereabouts of his body. In an emotional plea, Hatice Cengiz told an

"Arrogant", "controlling" and hell-bent on "winning at all costs". That's how Australian cricket's governing body has been described in a damning new report examining the sport's culture and running in the country.  Released on Monday, the

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday opened Istanbul’s new international airport, which his government says will eventually become the world’s largest.“The new airport will be the pride of our country and an

ROME: The Syrian opposition on Monday presented a “road map” to peace, including steps to be taken ahead of an election and guidelines for a plan to write the country’s post-war constitution.The document, drawn

GAZA: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded 25 including two medics on Monday during Palestinian protests along the Gaza Strip’s beachfront border with Israel, the Gaza Health Ministry said.Witnesses said dozens

The number of reported hate crimes in the United States rose in 2016, the year Donald Trump was elected president, the second consecutive year the figures increased. African Americans, Jews and Muslims were all

Clashes have erupted in Nigeria between security forces and the supporters of an imprisoned Shia cleric marching in the capital, Abuja. The army and police confronted hundreds of members of the Islamic Movement of

Germany's Angela Merkel has said she will not run for chancellor at the next federal elections, as she announced her plans to step down in December as the leader of her Christian Democrats (CDU) party