Rescue operations continue at the site where a house was destroyed by a landslide after a powerful earthquake in Atsuma, Japan, on Thursday, September 6. The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images Updated 11:20 AM

Tokyo (CNN)The strongest typhoon to hit Japan's mainland in 25 years smashed a tanker into a bridge, forcing one of the country's largest airports to close and hundreds of flights to be canceled.At least

BEIRUT: Hundreds of civilians have fled villages near the front line in Syria’s Idlib province fearing an imminent regime assault on the country’s last major rebel bastion, a monitor said Thursday.Russia-backed government forces have

BASRA: Iraq's main seaport closed down on Thursday following clashes between protestors and security forces in the nearby southern city of Basra in which one demonstrator died and 25 were injured the previous night.Southern Iraq,

It's the beginning of the end for a Palestinian school facing imminent demolition along with its village of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank. Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the school and

The United Kingdom asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for two men accused of working for Russian intelligence and are wanted for the nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter in

Gulf states are expected to spend $100bn on their militaries for first time next year, a leading defence analyst said. A report published on Thursday in Jane's by IHS Markit said the six Gulf

Leaders of Iran, Russia and Turkey are due to meet in Tehran on Friday, with Syria high on their agenda. Of the three countries due to meet in Tehran, Turkey is the only one

Argentina is set to make a series of spending cuts in an effort to stabilise the country's spiralling currency crisis after the peso lost more than half its value this year. The Government has

ANKARA: There has been heavy diplomatic traffic between Ankara and its Western allies since Russian warplanes began bombing Syria’s Idlib province, which borders Turkey and is home to more than 3 million civilians. James