Saudis blame ‘fistfight’ for Jamal Khashoggi’s deathSaudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a "fistfight" in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom claimed early Saturday, finally admitting that the writer had been slain at its diplomatic post....
Amnesty urges UN investigation, independent autopsy in Khashoggi deathAmnesty International said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia's explanation of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul appeared to be a whitewash of "an appalling assassinatio...
Nearly 170 casualties as violence rocks chaotic Afghan electionsNearly 170 Afghans were killed or wounded in poll-related violence on Saturday, officials said, as the legislative election turned chaotic with many polling centres opening hours late -- or not at all...
Trump a reluctant critic of Saudi Arabia despite pressure to actSix days after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared, U.S. President Donald Trump tried to play down the crisis, saying "hopefully that will sort itself out". It did not, and on Oct. 10, amid a...
Minor housemaid subjected to torture in RawalpindiAnother case of domestic violence against a child maid emerged on Saturday after a video went viral on social media. In the video, 11-year-old Kenza Bashir could be seen complaining against gruesome t...
Hundreds of thousands take to streets in London demanding second Brexit voteHundreds of thousands of supporters of the European Union marched through London on Saturday in the biggest demonstration so far to demand that the British government holds a public vote on the terms...
US, China back military air rules to avoid mishapsThe United States, China and several other countries on Saturday agreed in principle to guidelines on preventing unplanned warplane encounters, the latest effort to avoid military confrontations in As...