Washington, DC - Republican candidates claiming that Islam is a political ideology rather than a religion. Super PACs broadcasting a slew of television ads linking Democratic candidates to "terrorism". Anti-Muslim campaign fliers sent out

The death toll from tropical storm Luban that struck war-torn Yemen's eastern province of al-Mahra has risen to 12, a local health official has said. Awad Mubarak told the Anadolu Agency on Sunday that

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is promising to reveal the "naked truth" about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. That will be the first official release of

TEHRAN: A militant group has claimed responsibility for the abduction of 12 Iranian security personnel near the border with Pakistan, Iran’s semi-official news agency ISNA reported Monday.“The terrorist group Jaish Al-Adl (Army of Justice

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military on Monday said it uncovered a militant outpost on the Lebanese border that Hezbollah guerrillas have set up under the guise of an environmental advocacy group.A senior officer from the

BEIRUT: Efforts to form a new Lebanese government after months of negotiation remain “on their way to a solution,” prime minister designate Saad Hariri said on Monday.Last week President Michel Aoun said a government

Correction: 22/10/2018: A previous version of this story referred to Paul Biya, 85, as Africa's oldest leader. That was incorrect. Biya is sub-Saharan Africa's oldest leader. Cameroon's President Paul Biya, sub-Saharan Africa's oldest leader, has easily

Yemen's Houthi rebels say at least four civilians, including a child, have been killed in an air raid by a Saudi-led coalition that struck a vehicle as it travelled through the country's northwest. The

Since last January, China has been experiencing a firestorm against sexual predation that reached universities, media outlets, sports teams, NGOs and even religious temples. More than 20 liberal intellectuals, media personalities and activists have now

On October 20, US President Donald Trump announced that he intends to withdraw the United States from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Moscow. This means the 31-year-old landmark nuclear weapons agreement will soon be thrown into the dustbin of