BEIRUT: A major Lebanese trade union is to hold a general strike on Friday over living conditions and the political gridlock roiling the country. Lebanon has no government eight months after an election, with

Amarante do Maranhao, Brazil - Davi Gaviao, an indigenous man with a mental illness was known to spend his days wandering the streets of Amarante do Maranhao, a poor and remote rural town on

Croatia has urged Israel to overcome a rare disagreement with the United States and to confirm it can carry through on a deal to sell 12 used American-made fighter jets. Croatia's Defence Ministry said

Iran rejected a US warning against carrying out space vehicle launches and missile tests, saying on Thursday they did not violate a UN resolution. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued the pre-emptive warning

The state of Kerala has been at a standstill following violent protests against the lifting of a ban preventing women of reproductive age from entering one of Hinduism's holiest temples - Sabarimala. The Supreme

Clashes have broken out in southern India for a second day as Hindu hardliners sought to enforce a general shutdown in protest against two women entering the Sabarimala temple. A day after violence between rival groups

DUBAI: Iran’s health minister has resigned over proposed budget cuts, the official news agency IRNA reported, amid an economic crisis wrought by the reimposition of US sanctions on Tehran.IRNA said on Thursday President Hassan

DUBAI: Jailed Iranian-British charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she would go on hunger strike from Jan. 14, 2019 after being refused access to medical help, UK website The Independent reported. Her announcement, which came

Many Congolese were kept from voting in the December 30 presidential election because polling stations often opened late, closed early and voting machines sometimes did not work, a group of observers said on Thursday.

Dozens have died during recent fighting in rebel-held parts amid fears of Turkish offensive.