On the first day of 2019, Jair Bolsonaro will be sworn in as the president of Brazil. The incoming leader of South America’s biggest economy is a hard-right populist with an affinity for the

A Ramallah court has sentenced a Palestinian man to life in prison with hard labour after he was found guilty of selling land in the Old City of Jerusalem to Israeli Jews. According to

The UN's food agency has accused Houthi rebels of stealing food "from the mouths" of hungry Yemenis, hours after an investigation by the Associated Press (AP) news agency found that both sides in the

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of US forces in Syria, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday.“I think we’re in a pause situation,” the South Carolina Republican said outside

Human Rights Watch has urged Sudan's government to show restraint and not use lethal force against protesters during the weeks-long demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir. The New York-based group, citing estimates from independent groups,

Russia's outspoken and increasingly popular rap artists are setting off alarm bells in the Kremlin. After a string of arrests and concert cancellations, President Vladimir Putin recently called for tighter control of rap music.

While many parts of Australia are sweltering in a heatwave, northern Queensland is suffering from flooding. Relentless rain has fallen in northeast Australia recently, with Daintree Village reporting 827mm over the last week and

Senegal's female basketball team, called the Lionesses, made history in October, edging closer to winning the World Cup. With a new female NBA women's training facility in the country, the sport is gaining popularity,

Russian rescuers are searching for people still trapped under the rubble of a city apartment block that partly collapsed in a suspected gas blast, killing at least four, according to the RIA news agency.

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s President Omar Bashir on Sunday told police to abstain from using excessive force against anti-government demonstrators as the UN called for a probe into deaths during the violent protests. At least 19