Fighting between parties and factions in Iran is a “deadly poison” undermining foreign policy, Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying in an interview published on Tuesday, a day after he resigned as Iranian foreign minister. Zarif’s comments suggest he may have quit over pressure from...

Unknown attackers set a mosque ablaze in South Africa's coastal city of Durban in the early hours of Monday, a leading Muslim organization said in a statement.  "The Muslim community of South Africa has received with shock and anguish the news of an alleged arson attack on the...

By pledging to try 13 French Islamic State group fighters, Iraq has assumed the role of judge and jailor for the suspected jihadists -- thereby saving Paris the controversy of repatriating them. France has been rocked by fierce public debate over whether to repatriate dozens of its...

US forces have conducted an air strike in Somalia that killed 35 Al-Shabaab militants, officials said Monday, in the latest in a string of attacks against the Al-Qaeda affiliate. Sunday's strike took place in the Hiran region of central Somalia and targeted armed Shabaab fighters "as they...

The top U.S. envoy for peace in Afghanistan met a senior Taliban leader in Qatar on Monday as the two sides resumed talks to end 17 years of war despite the insurgents’ continued refusal to deal with the Kabul government. Zalmay Khalilzad, named last year to lead the U.S. peace effort, met...

Turkey and Britain voiced concern on Monday at China’s alleged mistreatment of Uighurs and other Muslims in its Xinjiang region, with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu calling on Beijing to protect freedom of religion and cultural identity. The issue came up as U.N. Human Rights...

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir banned unlicensed public gatherings and protests on Monday in a series of emergency decrees issued during the most sustained anti-government street unrest of his 30-year rule. In a statement from the presidential palace, Bashir also announced a ban on...

Handset makers are racing to launch their first smartphones with folding screens but analysts warn the technology is still too rudimentary -- and expensive -- to woo consumers in large numbers for now. Samsung, the world's biggest seller of smartphones, unveiled a handset that folds open...

US Vice President Mike Pence passed on a message from Donald Trump to Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Monday, telling him "we are with you 100 percent." Pence and Guaido met in Colombia's capital during a meeting of regional allies to discuss their next move in response to the...

"Hezbollah is continuing in its attempts to destabilise the fragile situation in the Middle East," Home Secretary Sajid Javid said in a statement. "We are no longer able to distinguish between their already banned military wing and the political party. Because of this, I have taken the...

Britain and the United agreed Monday to maintain how multi-trillion dollar financial transactions are carried out between the two countries after Brexit, aiming to avoid market uncertainty when the UK leaves the EU. "Market participants can be assured of the continuity of derivatives...

Democratic state governors say their party needs to challenge President Donald Trump’s record on the economy as he seeks re-election next year, by focusing on middle-class Americans who have not seen the benefits of economic growth. rump believes he has a winning hand with the economy and...

The United Arab Emirates has announced the date the first astronaut from the Gulf Arab nation will go into space. The UAE said on Monday it will send either Hazza al-Mansoori or Sultan al-Neyadi to the International Space Station on Sept. 25 aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. Organizers had...

China hopes that the international community can provide "constructive" help to Venezuela based on respect for the country's sovereignty, the foreign ministry said on Monday, after Venezuelan troops repelled foreign aid convoys. Violent clashes between security forces and a U.S.-backed...

Israeli forces on Monday rearrested a Palestinian man, who was released a few months ago after a months-long hunger strike.  Adnan Khader was arrested in an Israeli raid on his home in the town of Arraba in the West Bank city of Jenin, local residents said.  The Israeli...

Moldova's pro-Russian Socialist party edged out its pro-European rival to take the most votes in a parliamentary election, results showed Monday, but without the majority needed to avoid a hung parliament. Sunday's vote was being watched for signs of whether ex-Soviet Moldova would seek to...

Hopes that Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will formally declare an end to the 1950-53 Korean War at the Hanoi summit rose Monday, after South Korea said the two leaders could reach an agreement. The devastating conflict between communist North Korea, backed by China, and the capitalist South,...

Sony, the Japanese company that has fallen way behind its Korean and Chinese rivals in the smartphone sales race, is aiming to capitalize on its movie pedigree with new devices featuring 21:9 ratio screens, the dimensions used to film blockbusters. The company announced a new flagship...

Arab and European states sought common ground on security threats and regional crises including Yemen, Syria and Libya on Sunday at their first joint summit held in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Officials said the summit was neither about Brexit - which British Prime Minister...

U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive in Vietnam on Tuesday evening, Vietnam’s foreign ministry said on Monday, ahead of his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump will meet Vietnam’s president, who is also general secretary of the ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu...