The US military has made a final decision to cancel $300m in aid to Pakistan, the Pentagon says, citing Islamabad's perceived failure to take decisive action against armed groups in the country. The Coalition

DUBAI: Four months after Lebanon’s general election, any hopes Prime Minister-elect Saad Al-Hariri held of easing his way into office have been dashed following warnings of a crippling political stalemate in government and claims

After months of negotiations, Muqtada Al-Sadr forms largest parliamentary bloc in Iraq BAGHDAD: Muqtada Al-Sadr has formed the biggest bloc in Iraq’s parliament after months of stalled negotiations, Shiite MPs involved in the talks

After months of negotiations, Muqtada Al-Sadr forms largest parliamentary bloc in Iraq BAGHDAD: Muqtada Al-Sadr has formed the biggest parliamentary bloc in Iraq’s parliament after months of stalled negotiations, Shiite MPs involved in the talks

A bomb has ripped through an internet cafe in the southern Philippines, killing at least one person and wounding 15 in the second deadly blast to strike the same city in days, according to

Thousands of Russians have joined protests against plans to raise the retirement age, despite a recent move by President Vladimir Putin to soften the deeply unpopular measure. Large crowds on Sunday gathered close to the

For more than 10 years, the headlines coming out of Gaza have been relentlessly grim: three wars, a worsening humanitarian crisis, and political division - all playing out under the restrictive Israeli siege. But

Fifty-one people, including 40 children, were killed when the bus was struck on August 9 in Sadaa province. The Saudi-UAE-led coalition now says the attack was "unjusitified" and is promising to hold those responsible to account. But who has

The long-term damage from Guatemala's volcanic eruption is still being calculated, but it has become clear that farmers are struggling to make ends meet. The ash damaged trees, killed crops, and layered the fields

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday embarked on a landmark visit to Israel and Jordan that underscores his policy that the Philippines is a “friend to all and enemy to no one.”The visit will