ANKARA, Turkey: A summit between the leaders of Turkey, France, Germany and Russia will be held in Istanbul this month to discuss the conflict in Syria and efforts for a lasting solution to the

Julian Assange has launched a case against the Ecuadorian government for alleged "violation of fundamental rights", the latest episode in an escalating row between the Australian founder of anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks and his host

Afghanistan is set to vote in long-delayed parliamentary elections for the third time since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. The polls, which were originally scheduled for early 2015, were last pushed to October

Dozens of people are feared killed after a train ran into a crowd in northern India, according to local media reports and a local politician. The incident on Friday took place on the outskirts of

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance and possible murder has gripped world attention, but Arab leaders have chosen to remain silent. For more than two weeks, there has been no trace of Khashoggi, who was

A recent New York Post article reports that the ultra-rich of the Hamptons - an elite swathe of territory on New York's Long Island - are converting their properties into luxury fortresses in order

(CNN Business)This spring, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia met the royalty of Silicon Valley: Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai.As part of a broader tour of the United States in March and

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Chinese social media apps have struggled to win over users beyond their home turf. TikTok is changing that. In the space of just two years, the app has amassed more than

WASHINGTON: The United States downgraded its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians on Thursday, placing it under the authority of the US embassy to Israel.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the consulate general,

JEDDAH: The permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the UN in New York, Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, said that Saudi Arabia supports all international and regional efforts to end the conflict in Syria and believes that