Okinawans will vote in a local referendum on Sunday over the landfill construction of a US Marine Corps base in Henoko, a plan that has been at the centre of controversy since its announcement

Two hundred thirty-eight cities vied for Amazon's new headquarters. Or partial headquarters. They competed with offers of support. That got cut down to 20. At last, a choice was made! New York. Plus one other.

Kiev, Ukraine - Five years ago Friday, Ukraine's parliament voted to remove pro-Russian President Victor Yanukovich from his post days after his forces killed more than 100 protesters and wounded hundreds more. This was

BEIRUT, WASHINGTON: The Kurdish-led administration that runs much of northern Syria welcomed a US decision to keep 200 American troops in the country after a pullout, saying it would protect their region and may encourage

AMMAN: For the first time since 2003, Muslim worshippers broke an Israeli ban and offered Friday prayers in the Bab Al-Rahmeh prayer hall, which is part of the Haram Al-Sharif/Al-Aqsa Mosque. Hundreds of Palestinian

US President Donald Trump has denied his administration's decision to leave about 200 troops in Syria amounts to a policy U-turn, insisting he is "not reversing course" on his pledge to withdraw all US

Singer R Kelly was criminally charged in Illinois on Friday with multiple counts of sexual abuse, local media reported.  The R&B star was charged in Cook County with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse,

A Russian court has extended the detention of a former United States' marine charged with espionage until May 28, refusing a request that he be released under house arrest. Paul Whelan, 48, should be

For the first time in 16 years, Palestinians on Friday prayed at an area by the Al-Rahma gate, located inside East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque complex. It is a passageway of gates and a stairway

Hundreds of demonstrators, in defiance of a ban on protests, rallied in the Algerian capital against a bid by ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for a fifth term in office. The protesters chanted pro-democracy slogans at