Thailand's military government enacted two new laws that set in motion a countdown leading to elections by May 2019 at the latest - five years after a coup d'etat. The laws, which received royal

Thousands of people will be evacuated as the most powerful typhoon so far this year roars towards the northern Philippines, officials said. As of Wednesday, Typhoon Mangkhut was carrying maximum sustained winds of 205km/h

    Government forces shelled Syria’s last major rebel bastion on Wednesday, hours after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council any full-blown offensive in Idlib risks triggering a “bloodbath.”  As troops massed

RABAT: A law to combat violence against women in Morocco entered into force on Wednesday after years of heated debate. For the first time women in Morocco have legal protection from “acts considered forms

RABAT: A law to combat violence against women in Morocco entered into force on Wednesday after years of heated debate. For the first time women in Morocco have legal protection from “acts considered forms

Freedom of the press is under threat in Pakistan where its powerful military has used fear, intimidation, and even violence to push journalists into self-censorship, a media rights group said. A report by the Committee

Authorities in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, banned public gatherings as part of efforts to contain a cholera outbreak that has killed 21 people over the past week.  In a statement issued on Wednesday, Zimbabwe Republic

With a firm handshake, the presidents of China and Russia have announced stronger ties. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted China's Xi Jinping in Vladivostok - as well as the Japanese and South Korean leaders

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said countries outside Indochina are too critical of politics in the region and Southeast Asian nations should be left to solve their own problems. Speaking at the World Economic

Palestinians leaders are weighing retaliatory measures against the United States' decision to shut down the Palestine Liberation Organization's diplomatic office in Washington, DC, including ending security cooperation. "It's among possible steps we are thinking