MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday left for a visit to Israel and Jordan, pursuing a pivot away from his nation’s long-time reliance on American military hardware and support.The four-day visit to Israel

At least six people, including three civilians, have been killed in a suicide bombing at a local government office building in Somalia's capital, officials say. Sunday's car bomb attack destroyed the building in Mogadishu

Rodrigo Duterte has embarked on a visit to Israel, the first such trip by a Philippine president, as part of a regional tour that will also include a stop in Jordan. The 73-year-old said

The stakes could not be higher in the upcoming US midterm elections, as a battle is being waged to decide which vision of America will prevail - that of President Donald Trump or that

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Iran's armed forces to boost their defence capacities but ruled out chances of war breaking out. On Saturday, Iran announced plans to increase its missile capacity

A series of loud explosions from an airbase outside the Syrian capital, Damascus, was caused by an electrical fault, state media said, denying reports Israeli raids were behind the blasts. The explosions, which occurred

(CNN)Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-European pontiff of the modern era.Personal:Birth date: December 17, 1936Birth place: Buenos Aires, Argentina

(CNN)Here's a look at World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945.Causes of World War II:The Peace of Paris - The treaties worked out in Paris at the end of World War I

London (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out a second referendum on Britain's exit from the European Union, saying it would be a "gross betrayal" of democracy.Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, May said

Chemnitz, Germany (CNN)In downtown Chemnitz, the makeshift memorial to the victim of Sunday's stabbing attack, allegedly by two immigrants, still flickers every evening, a sea of candles and flowers that has survived the political