PARIS/BAGHDAD: Iran has given ballistic missiles to Shiite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to deter attacks on its interests in the Middle East and to give it

An air raid by a Saudi Arabia-UAE coalition battling Houthis rebels in Yemen has killed fishermen off an island in the war-torn country's Hodeidah province, according to media linked to the rebel movement. In

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) asked an Israeli spyware company to hack into the phones of the Qatari emir and a Saudi prince among other political and regional rivals, emails obtained by the New

The plan calls for 50 million trees planted over a 300-kilometre stretch of land.

Usain Bolt, Jamaica's sprinter turned footballer, has made his first appearance as a professional footballer in a pre-season friendly in Australia. Bolt, who has been trialling with Australia's A-League club Central Coast Mariners since last

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his country's need for the highly advanced Russian S-400 missile system, a planned purchase the US opposes. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for military officers, the Turkish

Rescue teams are still searching through villages in Myanmar for people stranded by a dam that burst on Wednesday. Four people are confirmed dead but the floodwaters unleashed have affected more than 60,000.  

New Delhi, India - The cost to rebuild Kerala following the severe flooding that hit the southern Indian state will exceed $3.7bn, authorities said. Almost 500 people were killed and a million left homeless

Iranian politicians are debating laws to reduce the number of children forced to work to support their impoverished families. But will laws be enough to set up programmes to help these children?   Al

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) used Israeli spyware to hack into phones belonging to political and regional rivals, as well as members of the media, emails obtained by the New York Times appear to