France's top Catholic official, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, has been convicted for his role in a sex abuse cover-up, receiving a six-month suspended jail term. The archbishop of Lyon, who was not in court, was

At least three people have died after multiple explosions targeted a political gathering attended by Afghanistan's chief executive and a former president in the capital Kabul, government officials said. "We have reports of explosions

At least 36 countries including all 28 members of the European Union have signed a statement criticising Saudi Arabia's human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday, diplomats said. "It is a

In Iraq, reconstruction remains a daunting obstacle to displaced people returning home. The government has allocated money and established commissions for people to file for assistance. But there is little sign of that money

Every day, thousands of Venezuelan children journey into neighbouring Colombia to attend school. With border crossings closed, they have to find often dangerous routes just to receive an education. Al Jazeera's Manuel Rapalo reports

BAGHDAD: An official with a mainly Shiite militia organization in Iraq says Daesh militants attacked a bus carrying the group’s forces in northern Iraq, killing six militiamen and wounding 31 fighters.The official from the

BENGHAZI, Libya: Libya’s parallel government in the east has sold bonds worth more than $23 billion to fund its wage bill, bypassing the central bank in Tripoli and creating a potential financial black hole

DUBAI: More than 30 Houthi militants, including a commander, were killed by Arab coalition raids aimed at militia reinforcements coming from Imran to the Hajar Front in the province of Hajjah in north-west Yemen.

The United Nations human rights chief has warned India that its "divisive policies" could undermine economic growth, saying that narrow political agendas were marginalising vulnerable people in an already unequal society. "We are receiving

The latest in a series of Pacific storms has again brought more heavy rains to parts of California in the United States this week. Severe storms, hail and lightning were reported for much of