BEIRUT: US-backed fighters braved a sandstorm to battle the Daesh group in eastern Syria on Thursday in heavy clashes that killed several fighters on both sides. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led group,

Islamabad, Pakistan - On a brisk February night in the village of Ranjhay Khan in central Pakistan, Ghulam Qadir received a phone call: "Come and meet us," the voice said, "and we will resolve all

At least 31 people have been killed when a landslide rolled down the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda, wrecking homes and burying animals. Martin Owor, Commissioner for Disaster Preparedness and Management, said

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the Trump administration of seeking to assassinate him as relations strain between the ideologically opposed nations. In a televised broadcast on Thursday night, Maduro - a former bus driver

Malaysia has freed 11 ethnic Uighurs detained last year after they broke out of prison in Thailand and crossed the border, despite a request from Beijing for the men to be returned to China.

Port Dickson, Malaysia - On a soggy evening in a small town just south of Kuala Lumpur's international airport, Anwar Ibrahim fires up the crowd.  Bounding up to the stage he talks mostly in

Singapore - A 34-year-old performance artist is serving a two-week jail sentence for what he and his supporters consider a peaceful one-man protest. Human rights groups and arts supporters are calling for the release

Stopping global wildlife smuggling and protecting some of the world's exotic species from extinction is the main aim of a summit in London. It is estimated that the global wildlife trafficking market is worth

Istanbul, Turkey - Activists and journalists agree that the disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist after a visit to his country's Istanbul consulate sends a "chilling" and "extremely distressing" message to dissidents and journalists

Polls indicate that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies are heading for their worst showing in state elections in over 60 years. The Christian Social Union, which has governed Bavaria for most of the