An Israeli court Tuesday turned down a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to postpone the opening of his corruption trial next week, a published ruling said. The scheduled March 17 trial date looms as Netanyahu and his right-wing allies try to form a government in the face of...

The lack of action by the United Nations after the brutal slaying of the dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi raises questions about the organisation's credibility, his fiancee said. It was high time for the UN -- and individual countries -- to take action against those responsible,...

Venezuela’s opposition on Tuesday will march to downtown Caracas with the aim of regaining control of the national legislature, which was snatched by pro-government lawmakers in January, setting up a showdown with President Nicolas Maduro’s government. National Assembly President Juan...

The Taliban sent vehicles for fighters set to be released by the Afghan government in a prisoner swap expected to be announced on Tuesday, and were ready to honor their side of the deal by handing over 1,000 government troops, militant leaders said. The expected release is part of a deal...

At least a quarter of Iran's oil rigs are out of action as U.S. sanctions strangle the Islamic Republic's vital oil industry, according to a Reuters review of financial documents and industry sources, dealing a potentially long-term blow to its oil industry. The lack of rig activity could...

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on Tuesday he does not see a need to hold an OPEC+ meeting in May-June if there was no agreement on what measures should be taken to deal with the impact of the coronavirus on oil demand and prices. “I fail to see the wisdom for holding meetings in...

The Houthi rebel group on Tuesday said it shot down a “spy drone” of the Saudi Arabia-led international coalition in western Yemen. Air defense forces of Houthi rebels destroyed the drone in Al-Tuhaita district in Yemen’s western Al-Hudaydah province, according to the Al-Masirah news...

The global coronavirus outbreak has now infected more than 114,000 people worldwide, according to statistics website Worldometer. The death toll has risen to 4,027 across the world, including 3,136 in China, where the virus outbreak first emerged from the city of Wuhan in last December....

Italy imposed unprecedented national restrictions on its 60 million people Tuesday to control the deadly coronavirus, as China signaled major progress in its own battle against the global epidemic. The outbreak, combined with a crash in oil prices, has caused carnage on financial markets,...

Turkey said Tuesday a 2016 migration deal with the EU needs to be updated in light of the crisis in northern Syria, as tensions continued to flare on the Turkish-Greek border after Ankara said it would no longer to stop migrants trying to cross. In an interview with state-owned Anadolu news...

The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace deal with the Taliban while also praising Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's promise to start releasing Taliban prisoners after he had delayed for over a week. The...

Lewis Hamilton described a visit Tuesday to parts of Australia ravaged by months-long bushfires as heartbreaking, saying it was "one of those days that really put things into perspective". The six-time Formula One world champion, who starts his title defence at the season-opening Australian...

A bounce in the price of oil provided some support to under-pressure stocks in early Asian trade on Tuesday, a day after global equities suffered their biggest losses in more than a decade. Global stock markets had capitulated on what has become known as "Black Monday", with the Dow on Wall...

The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China has risen to 20, authorities said Tuesday, with 10 others still feared trapped in the rubble. Forty-one survivors pulled from the wreckage are injured, the Ministry of Emergency Management...

Russia's parliament is on Tuesday expected to back President Vladimir Putin's controversial constitutional amendments that the Kremlin leader hopes will secure the country's political future for decades to come. In a key second reading parliament's lower house, the State Duma, is set to...

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan on Tuesday for his first visit to the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic since the crisis erupted in January -- a major sign that officials believe the outbreak is under control. Xi's unannounced visit comes as unprecedented quarantine...

Iraqi authorities have ordered the closure of the Najaf province, home to holy Muslim Shi’ites sites, for non-residents starting on Wednesday for a week to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the state news agency said on Monday. Najaf is a major destination for Shi’ite pilgrims.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei canceled his speech in the city of Mashhad for Persian new year, which is on March 20, to prevent further infections of coronavirus, according to a statement on his official site. “The ceremony for the speech of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic...

Latin American women stayed away from offices, schools and government offices Monday to join a second day of marches to protest against gender violence, inequality and restricted rights. Monday's wildcat strike, dubbed "a day without us," is intended to show what life would be like if women...

Plunging oil prices have increased the urgency for Algeria to reform its economy, politicians and business leaders said Monday. Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab said the country had been in "permanent consultations" with other oil producers after the collapse on Friday of an OPEC supply deal,...