Leaders and senior representatives from some 20 Muslim nations flocked to the Malaysian capital on Wednesday to discuss issues agitating Muslims globally at a summit Saudi Arabia decided to snub, and Pakistan ducked out of attending. No agenda for the Kuala Lumpur Summit has been released,...

Israel’s state-owned electric company on Wednesday said it was continuing power cuts to several cities in the occupied West Bank to press for payment of what it said was $519 million owed by a Palestinian electricity company. Israel Electric Corp (IEC) began daily, three-hour power cuts on...

 South Korea and the United States failed Wednesday to reach an agreement over Seoul's contribution towards hosting some 28,500 U.S. troops, ending two days of talks that were the last before their existing deal expires on Dec. 31. U.S. President Donald Trump has accused South Korea of...

 President Donald Trump faces becoming only the third US leader ever to be impeached on Wednesday when the House of Representatives is set for a historic vote that would trigger his trial in the Senate. On the eve of the vote, Trump said he was being subjected to an "attempted coup"...

The Yemeni capital Sanaa hosted its first women's pool tournament this week since its takeover by Shiite rebels plunged the country into a devastating war. Organised by the women's section of the Yemeni billiard sports federation, the tournament drew 16 participants, most of them in their...

French President Emmanuel Macron will not drop his plan for a single points-based pension system, but is “willing to improve” it in the face of fierce union resistance, an official in the presidency said Wednesday. “The president will not abandon the project nor water it down, though he is...

Lebanon increased security around protest centres in central Beirut Wednesday, after several nights of violence disrupted two months of largely peaceful anti-government demonstrations. Barricades were erected overnight to block or control access to protest sites in the capital where...

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Wednesday that failing to rapidly negotiate a new trade deal after Brexit would hurt Britain more than it would the EU. "The timetable ahead of us is extremely challenging," she told the European Parliament in Strasbourg. "In case we...

Campaigners filed a complaint with the UN on Wednesday against Italy over a teenage migrant who was sent back to Libya in 2018 along with other migrants, where he was shot, beaten and subjected to forced labour. The Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) lodged the case with the UN Human Rights...

The sound of heavy artillery ranged in southern Tripoli on Wednesday amid an offensive by eastern Libyan forces on the capital.    A local source said mortar shells struck Salahuddin neighborhood in southern Tripoli, causing material damage. No injuries were reported. ...

Iraq's highest judicial authority has ordered the release of 2,700 people held in anti-government demonstrations. In a statement on Wednesday, the Supreme Judicial Authority said 107 protesters are still held pending investigation. The Iraqi government has pledged to release all...

 Gunmen killed at least two policemen in an attack on a polio vaccination security team in northwest Pakistan Wednesday, the latest setback in the nation's campaign to eradicate the disease. The personnel were part of a nationwide anti-polio drive launched this week, aiming to...

Turkey will improve its cooperation with Libya and is ready to provide military support for the Tripoli-based governmment or back joint steps in the eastern Mediterranean, broadcaster NTV cited President Tayyip Erdogan as saying Wednesday. Last month, Turkey and Libya's internationally...

France appointed Laurent Pietraszewski on Wednesday as the new politician tasked with examining reforms to the country’s pension system, following the resignation of previous pensions tsar Jean-Paul Delevoye. The plans by President Emmanuel Macron to overhaul the French pension systems have...

Hong Kong’s popular New Year’s Eve fireworks will be canceled for the first time in a decade, as more than six months of protests heighten security concerns, the Hong Kong Tourism Board said on Wednesday. The fireworks usually draw thousands of locals and tourists to the picturesque...

Leaders and senior representatives from some 20 Muslim nations flocked to the Malaysian capital on Wednesday to discuss issues agitating Muslims globally at a summit Saudi Arabia decided to snub, and Pakistan ducked out of attending. No agenda for the Kuala Lumpur Summit has been released,...

 India's top court Wednesday refused to stall the implementation of a new law that lays out a path for non-Muslim minorities from some neighbouring countries for Indian citizenship, despite violent protests across the country. The Supreme Court said it would hear petitions challenging...

The Trump administration on Tuesday refrained from endorsing a resolution passed by the U.S. Senate recognizing as a genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, saying it continued to see them as “mass atrocities.” The position taken appears aimed at assuaging Turkey, which was...

An Israeli aircraft hit Tuesday what the military said was an armed Palestinian seen approaching the Israeli border fence in Gaza. "A short while ago, troops spotted an armed terrorist approaching the security fence in the southern Gaza Strip," an army statement said. An Israeli...

NATO will receive its second U.S.-made Global Hawk drone on Thursday and aims to have all five unmanned aircraft of its $1.5 billion surveillance system operational in 2022, alliance officials said on Tuesday. After years of delays, the drone system, which NATO says will be the world’s most...