Afghan president offers Taliban local office, but group wants Doha insteadAfghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday offered the Taliban the possibility of opening an office in Afghanistan but the proposal was swiftly spurned by the group that is determined to keep his governm...
Malaysia’s toppled leader to go on trial over 1MDB scandalMalaysia's toppled leader Najib Razak will go on trial this week over an extraordinary financial scandal that contributed to the downfall of his long-ruling coalition and reverberated around the world...
New Muslim lawmakers’ criticism of Israel pressures US DemocratsThe support for a boycott of Israel by the first two Muslim women in the US Congress has opened a breach in the Democratic Party and threatens to create a fissure in the ironclad US-Israeli alliance....
Pope denounces ‘scourge’ of human trafficking and slaveryPope Francis urged governments on Sunday to take decisive action against the $150 billion-a-year human trafficking business and the plight of millions of modern-day slaves. Francis was addressing tens...
Bouteflika to seek 5th presidential term: Algeria agencyAlgeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is to seek a fifth term in April elections, state media announced Sunday, despite health issues that have kept him largely out of the public eye for yea...
Army-aligned party buoyed amid Thai political turmoilOpponents of the Shinawatra political clan campaigned triumphantly in the Thai capital on Sunday, after a weekend of high political drama when a Thai princess' bid to be premier provoked a rare royal...
‘Heavy clashes’ as US-backed forces make final push against ISUS-backed forces were locked in fierce fighting Sunday as they pressed the battle against the last shred of the Islamic State group's "caliphate" in eastern Syria. The jihadists overran large parts of...