When 27-year-old student and refugee Ananya Azad heard that he had been selected for a scholarship to attend Central European University (CEU) in Hungary, he quit his job in Germany and gave notice on

A Myanmar court has sentenced two Reuters news agency journalists to seven years in prison for illegal possession of official documents, a ruling that comes as international criticism mounts over the military's alleged human

Tokyo celebrates its 150th anniversary this year as the capital of Japan and as one of the world’s most modern cities. Formerly known as Edo, it was renamed in 1868 during the Meiji Restoration,

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Damascus for talks with Syrian government officials, the privately owned Tasnim news agency reported. The top Iranian diplomat is scheduled to hold talks with President

ADEN: Yemen’s warring parties will not meet directly at UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva this week, likely to focus on a prisoner exchange deal and the fate of a key port, government officials said

CAIRO: A leaked photo of the deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has sparked a frenzied debate in Egypt, ranging from his health to the state of the country’s economy.Mubarak, 90, who was driven from

ADEN: Yemen’s warring parties will not meet directly at UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva this week, likely to focus on a prisoner exchange deal and the fate of a key port, government officials said

Voting has begun in Rwanda's parliamentary elections, which are expected to cement the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front's (RPF) absolute majority. The voting, which started on Sunday, will take place over the next three days

"Crazy Rich Asians" is cruising toward its third-straight weekend on top of the box office. The Warner Bros. romantic comedy is expected to bring in at least $23 million between Friday and Sunday and

Coca-Cola is betting coffee shops will bring it closer to total beverage domination. On Friday, the company announced that it has agreed to buy UK coffee chain Costa Coffee for $5.1 billion. It's an