A Chinese businesswoman labelled the "Ivory Queen" has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian judge for smuggling the tusks of more than 350 elephants. Yang Feng Glan, 69, had been

Tokyo, Japan - As global interest in the second meeting between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump next week in Vietnam gathers momentum, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is insisting on holding his own summit with

The European Commission on Tuesday dismissed a new media campaign by the Hungarian government accusing President Jean-Claude Juncker and US businessman George Soros of allegedly supporting illegal migration as "fake news". According to the Hungarian government's

Israeli Immigration Minister Yoav Gallant has called on French Jews to "come home" to Israel following the anti-Semitic vandalism of a cemetery in eastern France. "The desecration of the Jewish cemetery in France conjures images

MOSCOW: A senior adviser to Bashar Assad on Tuesday flatly rejected the idea of giving Syrian Kurds a measure of autonomy, saying such a move would open the door to the partition of the country.

BEIRUT: The US ambassador to Lebanon expressed concerns Tuesday over the militant Hezbollah group’s growing role in the new Cabinet, saying it does not contribute to stability.Hezbollah, which also takes part in elections, has

Troop withdrawal in Yemen's Hodeidah could start Tuesday, Wednesday: UN envoy Griffiths LONDON: A redeployment of forces in Yemen's Hodeidah by the warring parties could start "possibly even today or tomorrow," United Nations Yemen

Washington, DC - The administration of President Donald Trump is bypassing the United States Congress to advance the sale of US nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns it would violate US law

Eight months later and more than 2,200km further north, Vietnam's capital Hanoi is gearing up to host the second encounter between the leaders of North Korea and the United States following their unprecedented summit

Almost a week before his second summit with Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump of the United States says he wants North Korea to end its nuclear programme - but is in no rush for Pyongyang to