The United Nations' Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, says it's a daunting task to end the four-year war in the country. He was briefing the UN Security Council on the progress made in

WASHINGTON: Western powers fighting militant groups around the globe are condemned to a never-ending battle if they only tackle the symptoms and not the underlying causes of militant insurgency, experts say. “Beyond the tactical

RAMALLAH, SYDNEY: The Palestinian leadership on Saturday described as “irresponsible” Australia’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying it violated international law. Canberra earlier recognized West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but a contentious

Nearly 200 nations overcame political divisions on Saturday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal, but critics say it is not ambitious enough to prevent the dangerous effects of global

Twenty-six years ago, Hindu nationalists destroyed the Babri Masjid in the northern city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh state, sparking some of the bloodiest communal violence in India's recent history, which killed some 2,000

Buenos Aires has more bookstores per capita than any other capital city in the world. But an economic crisis is threatening to open a dark new chapter for Argentina's book publishing sector. Although the

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that his interior secretary will step down in the coming weeks.  Ryan Zinke, who is facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of

When South Sudan became an independent nation more than seven years ago, there were high hopes for the oil-rich state, but the country collapsed into a civil war shortly thereafter. A new peace deal

Police in the Maldives have questioned the country's former President Abdulla Yameen for the first time in an investigation into allegations of engaging in illicit financial transactions while in office, as hundreds of his

Tapachula, Mexico - Samuel Isai Mejia's problems began last year with workplace sexual harassment, but things quickly snowballed from there. Facing intimidation from police and military forces as well as gangs, he fled Honduras