The United Nations' mission in Libya says rival armed groups in Tripoli have reached a ceasefire agreement to end heavy fighting that has rocked the capital for more than a week. The announcement on

Chinese and African officials have rejected criticism of Beijing's development projects on the continent as they ended a summit that included a $60bn pledge for more aid to the continent. President Xi Jinping hosted

The confirmation hearing for US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee quickly descended into chaos on Tuesday with Democrats demanding a postponement and protesters shouting loudly. Several Democrats interrupted the hearing, insisting legislators needed

An international judo competition in the United Arab Emirates has been reinstated after organisers promised that all participating nations, including Israel, will compete under equal conditions at the three-day event next month.  The International

(CNN)Here's some background information about the September 11, 2012, attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya.Facts:September 11, 2012 - The US mission in Benghazi is attacked and burned. An attack later that night

BEIRUT: A Lebanese man demonstrating outside the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs in Beirut inflicted cuts on his body in protest against his “bad living situation.” The man, in his 60s, sat in front of

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump wanted to have Syrian President Bashar Assad assassinated last year after a chemical attack on civilians, according to a new book. The revelation appears in excerpts of the book “Fear”,

JERUSALEM: Al Qaeda is trying to regain its primacy over international militancy as Daesh loses ground, a senior NATO official said on Tuesday, seeing a potentially increased risk to the West from the groups’

Two Armenian children, who have spent a decade growing up in the Netherlands, are set to be deported to Armenia after they came out of their hiding and reported to the authorities. Dutch officials on Tuesday

Argentine officials arrived in Washington, DC on Tuesday for crisis talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to renegotiate conditions of a $50bn loan to help its ailing economy. Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne is