Hundreds of mourners and government officials in Mogadishu gathered at the capital's Police School Thursday to mourn the 79 people killed by a tragic truck bomb last week. Somali government officials and residents marched through Mogadishu's streets to show solidarity with those who lost...

Elite Iraqi troops deployed to secure the US embassy Thursday, a day after a pro-Iran mob laid siege to it in dramatic scenes that overshadowed months of anti-government grassroots protests. The unprecedented attack on the American mission in Baghdad -- in which intruders threw rocks, laid...

An Iraqi activist was shot dead overnight in Baghdad, a police source told AFP Thursday, as anti-government rallies carried on despite a separate day-long siege of the U.S. embassy. The activist, Saadoun al-Luhaybi, was shot in the head in a southwestern neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital,...

French police used tear gas to disperse protesters blockading a Paris bus depot on Thursday, the latest confrontation between the authorities and unions over plans to reform the pension system. The protests, now in their 29th day, are the longest since 1968. Video footage from a BFM...

If North Korea returns to long-range missile launches or other weapons tests in 2020, its military could make valuable technical advances and gain experience alongside whatever political message is sent to Washington. This week North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that the world would soon...

Hong Kong police arrested about 400 people in New Year’s Day protests after what started as a peaceful pro-democracy march of tens of thousands spiraled into chaotic scenes with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowds. The arrests take the total to about 7,000 since protests in the...

A top Iranian commander said on Thursday that Iran was not moving toward a war but was not afraid of any conflict, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported after U.S. President Donald Trump said Tehran was behind anti-U.S. protests in Iraq. Trump accused Iran of orchestrating...

Keir Starmer, Brexit spokesman for Britain's opposition Labour Party, has emerged as the early front runner in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as leader, according to a poll of members. The party is expected to elect a new leader in March after the veteran socialist Corbyn said he would...

Tunisia's designated prime minister will hold more talks on forming a government, the presidential office said, delaying parliament's vote on the new cabinet that had been expected Thursday. Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli submitted his proposed cabinet list to President Kais Saied...

Taiwan’s military chief was killed when an air force helicopter crashed near the capital on Thursday, the local media reported. Chief of General Staff Shen Yi-ming and Air Force Commander Hsiung Hou-chi were among eight people aboard killed in the crash, the news agency Focus Taiwan...

At least 19 were killed in Indonesia’s capital and nearby towns when heavy rains caused flash floods, the authorities said on Thursday. "It has been confirmed that 19 people died, two others are still waiting to be confirmed," Social Affairs Minister Juliari Peter Batubara said. Large...

Turkey's parliament is to vote Thursday on whether to send Turkish troops to Libya, to back the U.N.-supported government in Tripoli that is battling forces loyal to a rival administration in eastern Libya seeking to capture the country's capital. The Turkish lawmakers are expected to...

Iraqi oil exports fell to 3.428 million barrels per day (bpd) in December from 3.5 million bpd the previous month, the oil ministry's spokesman said Thursday. Exports from its southern Basra terminals reached 3.326 million bpd, down from 3.4 million bpd in November, spokesman Asim Jihad...

 France "will not extradite" Carlos Ghosn if the former Nissan boss, who fled Japan to avoid a trial and who has French citizenship, arrived in the country, junior economy minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said Monday. "If Mr Ghosn arrived in France, we will not extradite Mr Ghosn...

A top Iranian commander said Thursday that Iran was not moving towards a war but was not afraid of any conflict, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported after U.S. President Donald Trump said Tehran was behind anti-U.S. protests in Iraq. Trump accused Iran of orchestrating...

Tunisia's designated prime minister Habib Jemli submitted a proposed cabinet to President Kais Saied Wednesday, but he has not yet publicly announced the names of cabinet ministers. The new government, which Jemli said last month would be formed of political independents, will be put to...

Southern separatists in Yemen have pulled out of committees implementing a November agreement to end a power struggle in the south that had opened a new front in the country's multifaceted war. The pact was reached after more than a month of indirect talks in Saudi Arabia. Under the deal,...

Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. embassy’s perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened reprisals against Tehran.     The demonstrators, angry at U.S. air...

Turkey may hold off from sending troops to Libya if forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar halt their offensive against the internationally recognized government in Tripoli and pull back, the Turkish vice president said Wednesday. The Turkish parliament is due to debate and vote...

Thousands of supporters of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement, which rivals Gaza's rulers Hamas, held a rare gathering in the enclave on Wednesday to mark the party's 55th anniversary. Waving yellow Fatah flags, supporters from across the territory gathered in Gaza City to...