DUBAI: Thousands of Catholics have been queueing for hours outside UAE churches, eagerly waiting to collect their tickets for Tuesday’s historic papal mass. Pope Francis will be the first pontiff to visit the Gulf

Nairobi, Kenya - After Anne Khasakalla suffered two stillbirths in 2014 and 2015, she looked for a solution that would provide her with better healthcare. Friends told her that pregnant women in Kenya have

Karen ethnic people have gathered in eastern Myanmar to mark 70 years since the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) launched an armed campaign for self-determination against the government. Attempts to reach a peaceful solution have

The European Union has announced the setting up of a payment mechanism to secure trade with Iran and skirt US sanctions after Washington pulled out of the landmark nuclear deal last May. The proposal of a financial

The European Parliament has recognised Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido as de facto head of state, heightening international pressure on the OPEC member's socialist President Nicolas Maduro. EU politicians voted 429 in favour

At least 29 children and newborns are reported to have died in a teeming camp in northeastern Syria over the past eight weeks, mainly due to hypothermia, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

DUBAI: Thousands of Catholics have been queuing for hours outside UAE churches, eagerly waiting to collect their tickets for Tuesday’s historic papal mass. Pope Francis will be the first pontiff to visit the Gulf peninsula

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Wednesday endorsed the appointment of former Danish general Michael Lollesgaard to head the UN observer mission in war-wracked Yemen, diplomats said.Lollesgaard will replace Patrick Cammaert, the Dutch

HADERA, Israel: A giant power plant with billowing smoke may not look like the most natural habitat for sea life. But the hot water gushing from an industrial plant in Israel’s northern city of

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said he was looking to write a new page in the history of relations between religions with his visit to the United Arab Emirates from Sunday.“I am happy ... to