The commitment and determination of Turks is the guarantee needed to combat attacks on Turkey's economy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said while commenting on the currency crisis his country is facing. Turkey's lira has tumbled

China has called Donald Trump "irresponsible" after the US president cancelled his top diplomat's latest trip to North Korea, suggested Beijing was stalling efforts to disarm Pyongyang. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was

A suicide blast outside an election commission office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has killed at least seven people and wounded several others, sources told Al Jazeera. The target of Saturday's attack appeared to

Half of Gaza's population is under the age of 17, but many of them have already lived through three wars and the scars, visible and otherwise, remain. Andrew Simmons visited a young girl still

Syrian rebels planning chemical attack in Idlib to provoke US retaliation, Russia claims ANKARA: Militant opposition fighters in northern Syria are preparing a “staged” chemical gas attack, Russia claimed on Saturday, amid growing speculation

Syrian rebels planning chemical attack in Idlib to provoke US retaliation, Russia claims ANKARA: Militant opposition fighters in northern Syria are preparing a “staged” chemical gas attack, Russia claimed on Saturday, amid growing speculation

Thousands of people fleeing Venezuela's deepening economic crisis have rushed towards the Peruvian border before the introduction of new rules making it harder to cross into the country. As of 05:00 GMT on Saturday, Venezuelans are

One teenage boy has been killed and dozens were injured in west Nepal when police opened fire on protesters demanding action over the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, according to officials. Angry crowds

Pope Francis has arrived in Ireland for the first papal visit to the country in nearly four decades. The pontiff's arrival at Dublin airport on Saturday comes amid declining religious observance in the traditionally

Four armed men have been killed in an operation by the Egyptian police in the city of Arish in the northern Sinai. Egyptian security source told Arabic-language media that four Egyptian policemen were also