A source with the Palestinian Authority (PA) has said that the latter will submit the draft resolution for ending the Israeli occupation and establishing a Palestinian state to the UN Security Council on Wednesday. "In a meeting on Sunday night, the [Palestinian] leadership...

  Five hostages have escaped from a Sydney cafe besieged by a gunman during Monday morning rush hour, according to local media. The remaining hostages – who include men and women but no children -- are being ordered to stand with their hands against the windows in...

A military base of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was attacked on Sunday by suspected militants from the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab movement. "An AMISOM base was attacked by several mortar shells tonight," Col. Mohamed Maalin, a Somalia Police Force member, told...

(Reuters) - Libya's eastern Es Sider oil export port, the country's biggest, has been shut due to fighting nearby between forces representing the country's competing governments, an oil official said on Sunday. Air strikes on Saturday by forces loyal to Libya's recognized...