The proposal of army-ruled Thailand to deploy soldiers at temples in the conflict-ridden southern parts has drawn criticism from a separatist group in the country, local media reported on Thursday. The criticism came a few days after Thai army chief General Apirat Kongsompong visited...

South African groups condemned the U.S. on Thursday for recognizing a Venezuelan opposition leader as "interim president." The South African Communist Party (SACP) described the move recognizing Juan Guaido as leader of Venezuela as an assault on the Latin American country's sovereignty....

China on Thursday said it supports "efforts" of Venezuelan government to secure its national sovereignty, media reports said. The statement came a day after the U.S. recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president of the country marking the most significant...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Maltese counterpart Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca on Thursday met in the Turkish capital Ankara. Erdogan welcomed Preca, who is paying her first-ever official presidential visit from Malta to Turkey, with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex....