The body of Vietnam's former president is on its way to his home province for burial, after a state funeral was held in the capital Hanoi. Tran Dai Quang died suddenly on Friday from

On Thursday, Palestinian and Israeli leaders will be taking the centre stage at the UN General Assembly. Washington's role as a mediator in the peace process is in doubt after several recent decisions by

Dozens of Iraqi men and young boys are said to have disappeared in the last four years. Pro-government forces who conducted searches for ISIL fighters and supporters have been blamed. Human Rights Watch says

Washington (CNN)The US Air Force conducted two bomber flights this week into areas considered sensitive by the Chinese military, missions that have come amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing.Earlier this week, US B-52

United Nations (CNN)President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that China is working to interfere in November's midterm elections with the aim of damaging him politically. "Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to

(CNN)A 27-year-old Chinese national was arrested in Chicago Tuesday for allegedly spying on behalf of Beijing, in the same week CIA director Gina Haspel warned against growing Chinese influence abroad.Ji Chaoqun is accused of

Beijing (CNN)China's deputy trade negotiator on Tuesday acknowledged the challenge in resuming negotiations with the US, saying: "How could you negotiate with someone when he puts a knife on your neck?"Wang Shouwen made the

IRBIL: Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan, which votes for a new parliament on Sunday, has endured a year of unrest and open crisis with the Baghdad government since it overwhelmingly backed independence in a

Mexico City – Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has promised to reopen the case of the 43 missing students from a rural teacher's college in Ayotzinapa, who disappeared after the police intercepted them on

Two separate air strikes over the weekend killed at least 21 civilians in Afghanistan, including 14 children, the UN said.  In a statement late on Tuesday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the