Palestinian officials have sharply criticised a US decision to halt funding to the United Nations' agency assisting Palestine refugees across the Middle East, calling it a "flagrant assault" against Palestinian people. The comments on

The Syrian government and its ally Russia have hinted, in recent statements, that a push to retake the northern province of Idlib, the last major rebel-held area, may begin soon. It is a sign that Syria's

Aretha Louise Franklin, a US music icon who died earlier in August at the age of 76, has been given a star-studded, six-hour funeral in her hometown Detroit in the state of Michigan. Political

The head of the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned that a potential government offensive in the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria risks causing renewed displacement and discourage others Syrians from returning home.

Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary suffered an inauspicious start as President Joseph Kabila's anointed candidate for the highest political office in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). En route to filing his candidacy on August 8,

From Argentina's peso to the Turkish lira, the currencies of emerging markets are taking a battering. Both economies have been plunged into turmoil this year. Their currencies have collapsed, coming under pressure from an

India's economy is racing ahead, shrugging off global trade tensions and a sharp fall in its currency. The country's gross domestic product grew 8.2% in the quarter ended June, according to official data released

One of China's major moves in the trade war with the United States is in danger of backfiring on its own farmers. They're facing a potential shortage of soybeans, one of China's biggest imports

UK’s Alistair Burt arrives in Tehran for talks on Iran’s ‘destabilizing activity’ in Syria, Yemen TEHRAN: Junior Foreign Minister Alistair Burt arrived in Tehran on Friday to discuss the future of Iran's international nuclear

UK’s Alistair Burt arrives in Tehran for talks on Iran’s ‘destabilizing activity’ in Syria, Yemen TEHRAN: Junior Foreign Minister Alistair Burt arrived in Tehran on Friday to discuss the future of Iran's international nuclear