DUBAI: Iran on Friday began large-scale naval drills at the mouth of the Gulf, which will feature its first submarine cruise missile launches, state media reported, at a time of rising tensions with the

A Japanese spacecraft has landed on an asteroid, travelling 340 million kilometres from Earth. Although it took four years to arrive at the asteroid, it is expected to return in December 2020 with samples

Nigerians are preparing for Saturday's presidential election, with corruption and unemployment still on a lot of minds. The vote was originally scheduled for last week but that was postponed just five hours before polls

Dakar, Senegal - Senegal's presidential candidates are wrapping up their election campaigns on Friday, as rights groups call on authorities to make sure the vote is held in a climate free of violence and

Trucks carrying civilians left ISIL's last pocket of territory in eastern Syria on Friday hours after coalition air raids meant to pressure the fighters targeted the area on the banks of the Euphrates River. Reporters near

Ernest Norton does not hunt like he used to. He is 76 years old and a village elder, a title of respect given to older members of Native communities. He lives in Kotzebue, a

BAGHDAD: Daesh fighters facing defeat in Syria are slipping across the border into Iraq, where they are destabilizing the country’s fragile security, US and Iraqi officials say.Hundreds — likely more than 1,000 — Daesh

BAGHDAD: Daesh fighters facing defeat in Syria are slipping across the border into Iraq, where they are destabilizing the country’s fragile security, US and Iraqi officials say.Hundreds — likely more than 1,000 — Daesh

ISTANBUL: Turkey ordered the arrest of 295 serving military personnel on Friday, the prosecutor’s office said, accusing them of links to the network of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says orchestrated a

Pakistan's army has said it is preparing to defend against any attack by India, and would respond with "full force", a spokesman said a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan authorised the military to begin preparations