US President Donald Trump has denied his administration's decision to leave about 200 troops in Syria amounts to a policy U-turn, insisting he is "not reversing course" on his pledge to withdraw all US

Singer R Kelly was criminally charged in Illinois on Friday with multiple counts of sexual abuse, local media reported.  The R&B star was charged in Cook County with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse,

A Russian court has extended the detention of a former United States' marine charged with espionage until May 28, refusing a request that he be released under house arrest. Paul Whelan, 48, should be

For the first time in 16 years, Palestinians on Friday prayed at an area by the Al-Rahma gate, located inside East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque complex. It is a passageway of gates and a stairway

Hundreds of demonstrators, in defiance of a ban on protests, rallied in the Algerian capital against a bid by ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for a fifth term in office. The protesters chanted pro-democracy slogans at

BEIRUT, WASHINGTON: The Kurdish-led administration that runs much of northern Syria welcomed a US decision to keep 200 American troops in the country after a pullout, saying it would protect their region and may encourage

AMMAN: For the first time since 2003, Muslim worshippers broke an Israeli ban and offered Friday prayers in the Bab Al-Rahmeh prayer hall, which is part of the Haram Al-Sharif/Al-Aqsa Mosque. Hundreds of Palestinian

AMMAN: For the first time since 2003, Muslim worshippers broke an Israeli ban and offered Friday prayers in the Bab Al-Rahmeh prayer hall, which is part of the Haram Al-Sharif/Al-Aqsa Mosque. Hundreds of Palestinian

The Trump administration says it will prohibit taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions, a move likely to be challenged in court by abortion rights supporters. The administration's plan would also prohibit

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has declared a year-long state of emergency, dissolving his cabinet and local governments throughout the country. In a televised address on Friday, Bashir also called on Sudan's parliament to postpone constitutional amendments