Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - The camps are overwhelming. Makeshift shelters made out of tarpaulin and bamboo sticks stretch as far as the eye can see, closely bunched together with little room for breathing space.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is in Geneva for a routine medical checkup, the presidency said in a statement. Aged 81, the wheelchair-bound president suffered a stroke in 2013 that has limited his public appearances

The Grand Renaissance Dam being built by Ethiopia along the Nile is slated to be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa upon its completion. But the multi-billion dollar project, which Ethiopia says is

Pakistan's senate unanimously passed a resolution condemning an anti-Islam cartoon contest planned by a far-right Dutch politician - one of the first actions taken by the assembly since last month's general election.  Senators in

A US federal judge has extended a ban on the online distribution of 3-D printed gun blueprints, a win for a group of mainly Democratic-led states that said such a publication would violate their

THE HAGUE: Iran demanded Monday that the UN’s top court order the United States to suspend nuclear-linked sanctions against Tehran, but Washington vowed to “vigorously” fend off the legal challenge.The Islamic Republic launched a

THE HAGUE: Iran demanded Monday that the UN’s top court order the United States to suspend nuclear-linked sanctions against Tehran, but Washington vowed to “vigorously” fend off the legal challenge.The Islamic Republic launched a

THE HAGUE: Iran demanded Monday that the UN’s top court order the United States to suspend nuclear-linked sanctions against Tehran, but Washington vowed to “vigorously” fend off the legal challenge.The Islamic Republic launched a

Pakistan's baseball team has scored a win, beating Thailand at the Asian Games and benefitting from the country's cricket heritage. There is a distinct crossover of skills needed for both sports, and most players

Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent" and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted, UN investigators said on Monday. It was the first time