A humanitarian group has warned that a ceasefire agreed in Yemen's key port city of Hodeidah is on the verge of collapsing, as a retired Dutch general in charge of the truce stepped down

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko will run for a second term in office in the upcoming elections scheduled to take place in April. The 53-year-old, a confectionary magnate and one of Ukraine's richest men, told thousands of

TEL AVIV, Israel: Retired Israeli military chief Benny Gantz is launching his long-awaited political campaign, seeking to position himself as the first serious challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decade-long rule.Gantz is flaunting a

RAMALLAH, West Bank: The Palestinian government officially submitted its resignation to president Mahmud Abbas Tuesday, a statement said, though it will remain in place while a new administration is formed.Analysts see the change in government

TUNIS, Tunisia: More than 40 people have been summoned to face trial over Tunisia’s deadliest attack in a Mediterranean resort in 2015.The trial reopened on Tuesday in Tunis, more than 3-1/2 years after the

Nearly 5,000 low-paid Bangladeshi garment workers sewing clothes for global brands have been sacked by factory bosses for taking part in strikes over wages earlier this month that turned violent. Thousands of labourers walked out of

The largest utility in the United States, Pacific Gas & Electric Corp (PG&E), filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday as it faces billions of dollars in potential damages from wildfires in California. The utility filed

Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said he'll allow 49 migrants on board a rescue vessel into the country on condition they will immediately be transferred to the Netherlands.  "In Italy, we have already welcomed,

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has blamed two suicide bombers from the armed Abu Sayyaf group, for carrying a deadly attack inside a Catholic church in the southern island of Jolo. "Yes, we are sure

More than 30,000 people fled the Nigerian town of Rann over the weekend amid fears of renewed attacks by the Boko Haram armed group, according to the United Nations refugee agency. UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch told reporters