A power failure at a federal detention centre in New York City spawned a humanitarian crisis worsened by authorities' response as guards wearing scarves and layers of clothing policed inmates who coped with "very

A Palestinian was shot dead and another wounded on Monday near an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. A spokesman for the Red Crescent, Mahmoud al-Saadi, said Israeli forces opened

The British army allowed its soldiers to shoot unarmed civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, a report by the London-based Middle East Eye news website has revealed. The report's author, Ian Cobain, interviewed several former

Hakeem al-Araibi, a refugee living in Australia, fears he'll be tortured if he's deported from Thailand to his native Bahrain. Despite international appeals to free the 25-year old, a court in Bangkok denied bail

ABU DHABI: Pope Francis met with Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the imam of Al-Azhar, and Emirati leaders on Monday on the first full day of his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates. In a trip

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his government maintained "low-level" contact through its spy agency with Syria's leadership despite being one of its staunchest critics. Erdogan's comments on Sunday were the first confirmation of

A US plan to hike tariffs on China next month could trigger an economic downturn and let other countries take over about $200bn of Beijing's exports, a UN report said on Monday. The US

Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid has signed an order for tycoon Vijay Mallya's extradition to India to face fraud charges, a spokesman for the interior ministry said Monday. Mallya, 63, the owner of Kingfisher

Celebrities, fans, athletes and activists boycotted the Super Bowl on Sunday evening to protest what they see as the National Football League's "racist treatment" of quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The American football player has not

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to land in Turkey on Tuesday for a two-day visit as tensions between the two neighbours remain high. Territorial disputes and their tussle over oil and gas