Yemen's warring sides have failed to reach agreement on swapping thousands of prisoners of war, with both sides accusing each other of lying. Negotiations between Yemeni government and Houthi rebel representatives broke down in Jordan's

A controversy about Jewish insults is threatening to overshadow a mass march by American women. One of the organisers attended a rally with the Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan and has since refused to

KHARTOUM: A group that is spearheading anti-government protests across Sudan on Saturday said it plans to launch more nationwide rallies over the next few days, including a march on parliament.Protests have rocked Sudan since

TUNIS: Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union called on Saturday for another national strike for two days next month to press its demand for higher wages for 670,000 public servants, the UGTT chief said. Rail, bus

TUNIS: Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union called on Saturday for another national strike for two days next month to press its demand for higher wages for 670,000 public servants, the UGTT chief said. Rail, bus

India's opposition parties have drawn half a million supporters to the eastern city of Kolkata for the largest show of force yet against Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of national elections due by May. The

The Indonesian scholar who was the ideological and spiritual leader of the Bali bombers is being granted early release from prison for what have been described as humanitarian reasons. Eighty-year-old Abu Bakar Bashir was

President Omar al-Bashir is remaining defiant, four weeks into demonstrations against his government, but the protests appear to be gaining strength.

A minority of Israeli settlers, protected by soldiers, have made life difficult for Palestinians in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. But the city is also home to the traditional art of hand-painted pottery

A massive fireball that engulfed people scooping up fuel spilling from a pipeline ruptured allegedly by thieves in central Mexico has killed 66 people and badly burned several others. Hidalgo State Governor Omar Fayad