Police have locked down the centre of Australia's biggest city after a gunman walked into a café in downtown Sydney, took hostages and forced them to display an Islamic flag. It is not yet known how many people are inside the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Martin Place, but...

OPEC’s recent decision not to cut production makes sense for the long term, former OPEC Secretary General said Friday while dismissing claims that the oil cartel has lost influence over the global market. Speaking to The Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of the fifth Bosphorus Summit in...

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...