Palu, Indonesia (CNN)Puteri Pratiwi was riding home with her cousin, Ita, late on Friday night in her hometown of Palu when she felt the ground shudder beneath her.The 18-year-old fell to the ground and

KHAN AL-AHMAR, West Bank: Palestinians residents of a West Bank hamlet braced on Monday for an Israeli demolition of their homes as activists arrived to help them resist in case Israeli troops moved in

BAGHDAD: With parliament summoned to elect a new Iraqi president, the Kurds’ two historic parties are for the first time contesting the post which is reserved for a Kurd.The election in Baghdad could take

RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinians are on a general strike across the West Bank in solidarity with Arab citizens of Israel over a contentious law that defines Israel as a Jewish state.The streets of Ramallah

The tropics continued to show their force while a 'Medicane"' brought widespread damage to parts of the Mediterranean.

A court in Uganda has adjourned the treason case brought against music star and opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, local media reports. Kyagulanyi, widely known by his stage name, Bobi Wine, is being accused of involvement in

The legendary French singer Charles Aznavour, whose career spanned eight decades, has died aged 94. The songwriter, who had just returned from a concert tour of Japan last month, died in his home in

Rescuers on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, are racing against the clock to save those still trapped in the rubble, as volunteers buried bodies in a mass grave following an earthquake and tsunami disaster. Authorities struggling to deal with

Brazil will hold presidential elections on October 7, and many candidates tied to some of Brazil's worst corruption scandals are expected to be re-elected. The country is a giant, both in physical size and

Ryanair could be headed for a rough landing this year. Europe's leading low cost airline slashed its profit forecast for the current fiscal year to between €1.1 billion ($1.27 billion) and €1.2 billion ($1.39