The "Queen of Soul", Aretha Louise Franklin, has died at the age of 76, according to her representative.  The cultural icon, known for her signature song "Respect" and others, including "Think" and "I Say

Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has died at the age of 93 following a prolonged illness, according to a hospital statement. A Hindu nationalist from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vajpayee had

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has issued an international arrest warrant for opposition leader Moise Katumbi, who has been in self-imposed exile since 2016. Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said on Thursday

Aid agencies are scrambling to prevent two humanitarian crises in the middle of the war in Yemen. One and a half million kids are suffering from malnutrition. Health workers fear it could worsen a

Ahmad Sharifi stepped out of his class on Wednesday to buy a bottle of water when he heard a loud explosion that "shook the walls" of his school west of the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Ankara, Turkey - Turkey has said it is willing to speak with the US to resolve an ongoing dispute between the two NATO allies, as the White House appeared to ratchet up pressure on

In the small town of Fuente de Piedra, flamingoes are everywhere. It's breeding season in the wetland which is about 70kilometres north of Malaga in southern Spain, and the season has delivered a bumper

Rome, Italy - As the search for survivors in Genoa continues, questions are being raised about whether the collapse of the Morandi bridge - one of the main arteries into the city - could have

Since the start of Turkey's currency crisis, Berat Albayrak, the country's 40-year-old finance minister, has emerged as a central figure whose words are closely monitored by global markets. However, his turn in the international

The National Security Agency (NSA), a US intelligence agency tasked with collecting data for foreign and counter intelligence operations, broke into the encrypted network of the Al Jazeera Media Network and several others in