The UN Security Council has extended the mandate for the UNSMIL mission in Libya by another year, until September 15, 2019, but did not endorse a December 10 date for elections that were agreed to

Samut Sakhon, Thailand - In 2013, Chairat Ratchapaksi found a job in commercial fishing to support his family. The 40-year-old from Thailand's central Phetchaburi province went to see a boat owner in Samut Song

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has worsened "dramatically" in the last week since UN-sponsored peace talks collapsed and fighting resumed in the port city of Hodeidah. Lise Grande, UN humanitarian coordinator, said on Thursday that "hundreds

A super typhoon roared towards the Philippines on Thursday prompting thousands to evacuate ahead of its heavy rains and fierce winds set to strike at the weekend before moving on to China. Typhoon Mangkhut,

Thousands of Guatemalans have on the streets since Monday, when a week of marches kicked off to protest against the government's decision to shut down an international anti-corruption commission in the country. Last month,

Afghans are suffering drought so severe that a quarter of a million people have abandoned their homes so far this year in search of water and food. The UN says more Afghans have left

The Spanish government reversed its decision to scrap a deal to sell 400 laser-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia, despite earlier reservations the hi-tech weapons may kill civilians in Yemen's devastating war. Foreign Minister Josep

Arab coalition member state officials review efforts to ease Yemeni suffering caused by Houthis The ambassadors of the member states of the Saudi-led Arab coalition met in Tunisia on Thursday to review efforts to

Arab coalition member state officials review efforts to ease Yemeni suffering caused by Houthis The ambassadors of the member states of the Saudi-led Arab coalition met in Tunisia on Thursday to review efforts to

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s top court on Thursday turned down a plea to open the Hagia Sofia, an Istanbul landmark that is now a museum after serving as both a church and a mosque over its