A US judge in California on Sunday blocked Trump administration rules, which would allow more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control, from taking effect in 13 states and Washington,

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his American counterpart Donald Trump have spoken over phone on the fate of Kurdish fighters that has triggered a war of words between the two NATO allies. Erdogan

Al-Aqsa's Dome of the Rock Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem has been reopened to Muslim worshippers following an hours-long siege by Israeli police, according to one of the Palestinian guards of the holy compound.

KHARTOUM: Defiant Sudanese President Omar Bashir said on Monday that ongoing protests will not lead to a change in government, as he addressed a rally of cheering supporters in war-torn Darfur. “Demonstrations will not change

UK summons Iran ambassador over case of British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe LONDON: The UK's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt summoned Iran's ambassador in London over the jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the BBC

TIARET, ALGERIA: Dating back centuries, Algeria’s pyramid tombs are unique relics of an ancient era but a dearth of research has left the Jeddars shrouded in mystery. The 13 monuments, whose square stone bases are

A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran's capital, Tehran, for more than two years is going on hunger strike in protest at her treatment, her husband has said. Richard Ratcliffe, husband of 40-year-old Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, announced the move on

A day before French President Emmanuel Macron is due to kick off a promised grand national debate, the government and opposition are quarrelling over its content. In a 2,300-word letter addressed to the French

An explosion has rocked the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least four people and wounding scores of others, the country's health ministry has said. The 93 people injured in the blast on Monday in

The French president has launched a national citizens’ debate in a bid to quell the yellow vest protests that have taken place across France since November. The president has detailed the debate in a