The UN war crimes court for former Yugoslavia descended into chaos during it last judgment Wednesday when a Bosnian Croat defendant appeared to take poison to protest the upholding of his 20-…
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European Union leaders launched high-level talks Wednesday with their African counterparts on migration, seeking to portray themselves as pragmatic partners but desperate to stem the flow of…
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in Tuesday for a second term as police fired teargas to disperse angry opposition supporters, in what many hope is the closing act of a grueling and…
A Syrian government delegation will arrive in Geneva on Wednesday, a day later than expected, to attend peace talks being held there this week, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
The…
Pope Francis has avoided referring to Myanmar’s persecuted Muslim minority by name in a major speech after meeting the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
The leader of the…
A Chinese general has killed himself in his Beijing home after becoming the latest top official ensnared by President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign, state media said Tuesday.
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said that the events that unfolded over the past three weeks of his time in Saudi Arabia will remain undisclosed, emphasizing that he does not wish to…
After the stunning fall of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, attention has turned to other longtime African leaders accused of trying to extend their rule.
One of Egypt’s leading opposition figures has told Al Jazeera that the country is ruled by an “oppressive military regime”, which has killed off any chance of political pluralism.
A rights organization has called on the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of war crimes in Yemen by the United Arab Emirates, the group's lawyer said on Monday.
A rumbling volcano on Bali could erupt at any moment, authorities warned Monday as they raised alert levels to maximum, accelerated a mass evacuation and closed the main airport, leaving…
The UN Human Rights Council is expected to hold a special session on killings, rapes and other crimes committed against Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar that have driven more than 620,000 into…
The Syrian government welcomes the formation of a committee that will discuss the current constitution and is expected to be formed at a congress to be convened by Russia in Sochi, Syrian state…
A former Israeli defense minister has said that he is “proud” of killing the most Palestinians, Safa news agency reported on Sunday. Moshe Yaalon apparently made his comment during a weekend…
Lebanese President Michel Aoun convened talks on Monday with political leaders over the future of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri’s government after he postponed his shock resignation.
We can explore many angles to the current drama that at its core intertwines the actions and interests of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Yemen, Syria, and Iran.
Conservative MPs have accepted nearly £100,000 in luxury hotel stays, business class flights and hospitality from Saudi Arabia this year, prompting a complaint to the parliament’s standards…
Gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt’s North Sinai brandished a self-styled Islamic State terrorist group’s flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than…
The Change Movement (Gorran) unveiled its project to form an interim government in the Kurdistan region to rescue it from the two-year long crises.
Gorran’s project includes three…
The top US military commander in Afghanistan said the war there is “still in a stalemate,” but on an upward trajectory. “We are still in a stalemate,” Gen. John Nicholson said in an interview…
The United States will cut off its supply of arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria, a move by President Donald Trump that is sure to please Turkey but further alienate Syrian Kurds who fought…
Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to take help from the UN refugee agency to safely repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who had fled violence in Myanmar, Bangladesh said on…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel walked back her earlier comments about fresh elections on Saturday, saying it was “simply wrong” to ask German to vote again.
Speaking at a conference of…
The legal team of former national security adviser Michael Flynn has told US President Donald Trump's lawyers that there will no longer be communication about special counsel Robert Mueller's…
An apparent explosion occurred near the time and place an Argentine submarine went missing, the country’s navy reported Thursday, prompting relatives of the vessel’s 44 crew members to burst…
