The two Koreas on Wednesday held a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for an inter-Korean railway and highway project. “The ceremony started at Panmun Station in the North's border town of Kaesong at around 10 a.m. [0100GMT] with high-ranking officials from the two Koreas on hand,”...

Half of Israelis don’t want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be the next premier, according to a new survey. The poll by the Israeli Broadcast Authority showed that 37 percent of Israelis see Netanyahu as the strong favorite to win the early election on April 9. Fifty-two...

Nigerian army has said at least 13 security operatives -- including soldiers and policemen -- were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram fighters in the restive northeast region. Army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu said in a statement late Tuesday that the troops ran into the ambush along the...

Israeli forces rounded up eight Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military on Wednesday. The individuals were arrested for “suspected involvement in popular terrorist activities”, the army said in a statement, without...