BASRA: Protesters set fire to the Iranian Consulate in Basra on Friday, after a week of violent protests during which at least nine people were killed. The building was the latest to be attacked

The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo have abruptly called off a face-to-face meeting, dashing hopes of improved relations and a deal involving a land swap that could allow the Balkan neighbours to move towards European

For the first time in South Africa's history, thousands of white union workers have staged a strike. They are furious their employer - one of the country's leading energy companies - has introduced a

The UK's secretary of state for Northern Ireland has come under fire after admitting that she lacked a basic understanding of the region's politics when she took on the role earlier this year. In

Sao Paulo, Brazil - The stabbing of Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right frontrunner in Brazil's presidential race, has added an extra layer of chaos to an already turbulent and polarised election campaign. Brazilians will head

Senegal is set to become the first African country to host an Olympic event. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday said its executive board picked Senegal in a four-nation hosting contest for the 2022 Youth

LONDON: Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher said that the Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths had presented some good ideas to resolve the crisis in the country but that he had “made mistakes

TEHRAN, Iran: The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey began a meeting Friday in Tehran to discuss the war in Syria, with all eyes on a possible military offensive to retake the last rebel-held

TEHRAN, Iran: The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey met Friday in Tehran to discuss the war in Syria, with all eyes on a possible military offensive to retake the last rebel-held bastion of Idlib.The

The summer months have seen a massive escalation in attacks on UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, centring on charges that he and his supporters are hostile to Jews and that a government headed