JERUSALEM: Israel is prepared to open its side of the crossing point with Syria following the return of UN peacekeepers to the Golan Heights following a four-year absence, the army said.Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman

JERUSALEM: Israel is prepared to open its side of the crossing point with Syria following the return of UN peacekeepers to the Golan Heights following a four-year absence, the army said.Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman

DUBAI: Dubai International Airport released a statement on Sunday confirming that flights were operating as normal after a news report claiming the Houthi militia had launched a drone attack against the airport.“With regards to

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has urged parliament to "confirm the will of the majority" after "more than 90 percent" of referendum voters agreed to change the country's name. However, leader of Macedonia's main

Leader of the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region has accused Indian troops of shooting at his helicopter while it was flying close to the highly militarised Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border dividing the region.

The United Nations' latest attempt to bring the warring sides in the Yemen conflict to the table failed last week when Houthi rebels did not make it to Geneva, blaming travel restrictions. But the UN Special

Polls have closed in Kurdish parliamentary elections that were held a year after the semi-autonomous region's failed bid for independence from Iraq. Sunday's election saw hundreds of candidates vying for the 111 seats in the regional

Campaigning has started in Afghanistan for next month's parliamentary elections amid concerns that the much-delayed vote could be postponed again due to the uncertainty over new technology. The vote for the lower house of

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)The death toll on the island of Sulawesi stands at 832 people, but officials expect that number to climb as rescuers on Monday continue to sift through the destruction left by a

(CNN)An air traffic controller is being hailed as a hero following a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia that killed hundreds of people. Indonesian solders were on hand in full uniform Saturday to carry