CAIRO: Daesh claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a checkpoint east of the Libyan capital Tripoli earlier this week, the group’s Amaq news agency said on Saturday.Thursday’s attack took place between the towns

ISTANBUL: Istanbul police on Saturday broke up a regular demonstration by Turkish mothers remembering the disappearance of relatives in the 1980s and 1990s, detaining over 20 people as participants marked the 700th such weekly

Fast Facts Confirmed cases: 77 Probable cases: 28 Total cases: 105 Deaths: 67 Source: World Health Organization   An outbreak of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) killed dozens

Rohingya refugees have held demonstrations in Bangladesh to mark one year since Myanmar's army launched a brutal crackdown of the mostly Muslim minority, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee across the border.  More than

People have been protesting in the Iraqi city of Basra after hundreds fell ill after drinking contaminated water. Iraq's government is investigating what caused this latest outbreak in Iraq's second-largest city. Residents in oil-rich

Millions of Muslims across the world have been wrapping up the celebrations for Eid Al-Adha. A time to enjoy being with family - to bring local communities together. But for thousands of refugees in

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained outside his home in Moscow, according to his spokesperson who linked the arrest to plans to hold anti-government demonstrations next month. "He is now in the

BEIRUT: At least 27 people are being held by Daesh in southern Syria, Human Rights Watch said Saturday as it deplored the hostage-taking as a “war crime.”The group of mostly women and children were

BEIRUT: At least 27 people are being held by Daesh in southern Syria, Human Rights Watch said Saturday as it deplored the hostage-taking as a “war crime.”The group of mostly women and children were

ISTANBUL: Istanbul police on Saturday broke up a regular demonstration by Turkish mothers remembering the disappearance of relatives in the 1980s and 1990s, detaining over 20 people as participants marked the 700th such weekly