Pompeo takes US anti-Iran message to Gulf Arab statesUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brought the Trump administration's anti-Iran message to Gulf Arab states on Friday as he continued a nine-nation tour of the Middle East aimed at reassuring America's...
Kabul faces water crisis as drought, population strain supplyStanding in his garden in Kabul, Baz Mohammad Kochi oversees the drilling of a new well more than 100 metres deep after his first water reservoir dried up. He is not alone. A shortage of rain and snow...
French police comb Channel beaches in search for migrantsA helicopter swoops over the northern French coast, its spotlight racing across the deserted beach on a freezing January night, looking for migrants who might put out to sea trying to reach nearby Eng...
S Africa’s ANC gears up for election under new leaderSouth Africa's ruling ANC party launches its election campaign on Saturday ahead of polls in May that it is tipped to win despite recently falling support, internal divisions and a sluggish economy. T...
Thai police: Canada, Australia willing to accept Saudi womanSeveral countries including Canada and Australia are in talks with the UN refugee agency to accept a Saudi asylum seeker who fled alleged abuse from her family, Thai police said Friday. Thailand's imm...
Gunmen kill 4 volunteers guarding southern Thailand schoolGunmen disguised as state security personnel fatally shot four paramilitary volunteers guarding a school in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand, police said. The attackers approached the armed territ...
US lawmakers demand accountability for killing of Saudi journalistUS lawmakers called on Thursday for Washington to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at one of the country's consulates in Turkey and vowed that Congress would...
Spanish feminist movement faces far-right backlashAfter a year of massive mobilisation, Spain's powerful feminist movement is facing a backlash with the emergence of far-right party Vox which wants to repeal measures to fight gender violence. Several...
‘Ace of aces’ prosecutor seeks winning hand against Nissan’s GhosnThe prosecutor aiming to take down former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn is known as the "ace of aces", a high-flyer in an elite special department that deals only with the most high-profile cases. Hiro...
Turkey orders arrest of more than 100 military suspects over suspected Gulen tiesTurkey ordered the arrest of more than 100 soldiers and former cadets over suspected links to the network of the US-based Muslim cleric who is accused of orchestrating a 2016 attempted coup, prosecuto...
US-led coalition says Syria withdrawal has begunThe US-led military coalition in Syria has begun pulling out troops, a spokesman said on Friday without elaborating on locations or timetables. "CJTF-OIR has begun the process of our deliberate withdr...
US shutdown stokes air safety fearsThe partial shutdown of the US government could have serious consequences for air safety, according to unions representing aviation workers, which are calling for an immediate resolution to the budget...
UN ‘alarmed’ over renewed Yemen violence after drone attackThe UN envoy to Yemen said he was "alarmed" over the escalation of violence after a rebel drone attack on the country's largest airbase killed six loyalist soldiers. In tweets posted overnight Thursda...