With huge amounts of dust in the atmosphere, the sunsets in California are currently spectacular.  However, the pollution is so bad in some locations the air-quality index was classed as "unhealthy" by the US

Buenos Aires, Argentina - As Argentine senators laid out their positions ahead of an historic abortion rights vote, the streets surrounding the Congress building in Buenos Aires became a colour-coded battleground for those in

Workers have gone on strike at al-Mahra border crossing between Yemen and Oman. They are protesting against new restrictions and tariffs, up to 100 percent, on imported goods. Seventy percent of imports to Yemen

The third and fourth-place finishers in the first round of Mali's presidential election have declined to endorse neither frontrunner in Sunday's runoff vote, dealing a blow to opposition leader Soumaila Cisse's hopes of defeating President Ibrahim

Puerto Rican officials have quietly acknowledged that last year's devastating Hurricane Maria killed more than 1,400 people, far more than the official death toll of 64 that was previously reported.  The figure was included

Kinshasa, DRC - After years of uncertainty, Joseph Kabila, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who has been in power for 17 years - has finally made it clear that he will not

Earlier this week, the United States reimposed a wide range of sanctions on Iran following President Donald Trump's administration decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement. Washington called on other powers to join

Kosovo has accused Bosnian authorities of mixing sports with politics after its basketball team were not issued visas in time to enter Bosnia and compete in the U-16 European Championship that is currently taking

Zimbabwe's former finance minister and leading opposition figure Tendai Biti has been charged with inciting public violence and declaring unofficial election results as fears grew about a government crackdown following the country's recent elections. The

Hundreds of mourners in Gaza have attended the funeral of Inas Abu Khmash, a 23-year-old pregnant woman, and her 18-month daughter, Bayan, who were both killed during an overnight barrage of Israeli air attacks and artillery