ANKARA: A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent journalist serving a life sentence to almost six additional years in prison for leaking information deemed secret by the government, the state-owned Anadolu news agency said.

JEDDAH: Jordan has appointed a chargé d'affaires to Syria in an upgrade of diplomatic ties. An unamed Jordanian diplomat with the ranking of advisor will begin work again at the Jordanian embassy in Damascus, a foreign ministry spokesman

TRIPOLI/GENEVA: The United Nations criticised European countries on Tuesday for not allowing migrants to disembark at safe ports, as Libya's coastguard said almost 500 migrants trying to reach Italy by inflatables had been brought

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has said a cleric linked to the 2002 Bali bombings would only be freed from imprisonment if he pledged loyalty to the state and its secular ideology, after news he would

Nicolas Maduro says he has ordered a "revision" of Venezuela's diplomatic relations with the United States, accusing Washington of trying to force a coup after US Vice President Mike Pence threw his weight behind attempts

Britain's parliament is buzzing with frenzied campaigning as MPs build support for rival plans to end the deadlock over Theresa May's Brexit deal. In a statement on Monday, the prime minister dashed hopes that

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia's Conference of Rulers will meet on Thursday to decide which one of the country's nine sultans will become its next head of state, or Yang di-Pertuan Agong, for the

The US Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender people while court challenges continue. The high court split 5-4 on Tuesday in

KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas at crowds of demonstrators in the capital’s twin city Omdurman on Tuesday protesting against the fatal wounding of a demonstrator last week, witnesses said. The demonstration, which came

KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas at crowds of demonstrators in the capital’s twin city Omdurman on Tuesday protesting against the fatal wounding of a demonstrator last week, witnesses said. The demonstration, which came