The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, after the country banned Israeli athletes from participating. The championships, a qualifier for the 2020

An agreement with Turkey on Syria's Idlib province has not been fully implemented, raising concerns in Moscow and Damascus, the Interfax news agency quoted a Kremlin spokesperson as saying. Moscow and Ankara have tried

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has a long history of community matters being settled by tribal village chiefs - usually men. But for the first time, a woman, Leimalu Tapesi, has been anointed

Uncertainty is growing between Turkey and the United States over a proposed 'safe-zone' in northern Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will go it alone if he doesn't get logistical support from

An alarm warning of an imminent mining dam rupture was activated early on Sunday in Brazil's Brumadinho municipality, the same community where a dam collapsed killing at least 40 and leaving about 300 missing

DUBAI: Two residents were killed and several others injured when a house was bombed twice by the Houthi militia in Al-Sab’a Al-Olya village, south of Heis district in Hodeidah.One woman was killed and two

DUBAI: Two residents were killed and several others injured when a house was bombed twice by the Houthi militia in Al-Sab’a Al-Olya village, south of Heis district in Hodeidah.One woman was killed and two

CAIRO: Egypt opened a new international airport on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday for an initial trial period, in a bid to ease pressure from Cairo’s main airport and help boost tourism.The

The United Nations is again warning that Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh cannot be sent back to Myanmar, because it is not safe. The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, who

Naomi Osaka dropped to her haunches, hid her face from the view, and tried to breathe in her accomplishment. The 21-year-old Japanese-Haitian had just won the Australia Open, beating a former world number one