A strengthening tropical storm is edging closer to southern Thailand, prompting thousands of people to seek shelter inland, suspending ferry services and closing a major airport. Tropical storm Pabuk is forecast to make landfall on

It had been five years since I'd visited Sudan. Recently, I returned to attend a family wedding in the capital, Khartoum. I was overjoyed with a nostalgic feeling. Every day, there were traditional celebrations.

A heatwave sweeping Australia has engulfed the country's densely-populated southeast, boosting temperature records and prompting fire bans. A week after Australia's hottest town, Marble Bar in the remote northwest, recorded its warmest day ever,

The new US House of Representatives, which is now controlled by Democrats, has approved legislation to end a two-week partial government shutdown without funding President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the border with Mexico.

Canada has said 13 of its citizens have been held in China since the December 1 arrest of a top executive from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in Vancouver, with "at least" eight later released.

BEIRUT: Syria’s Kurds have established an autonomous region during seven years of civil war, but the abrupt decision by their US ally to withdraw has thrown their political future into doubt. Kurdish-led forces control

ANKARA: Iraqi President Barham Salih’s first official visit to Turkey’s capital since his election in October indicates an emphasis on cooperating against terrorism, experts say.  At a joint press conference, he said relations with

KHARTOUM, CAIRO: Short of time to save his sinking economy, Sudan’s President Omar Bashir boarded a Russian jet on Dec. 17 and became the first Arab leader to visit Damascus since 2011, renewing what

The United States has warned its citizens they could face arbitrary action by authorities when they visit China, urging them to "exercise increased caution". The travel advisory update by the State Department on Thursday

Six months after his historic summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore, US President Donald Trump has still not succeeded in his goal of getting the North Korean leader to relinquish his nuclear weapons. But