More than 100 writers, actors and activists have signed an open letter urging the UN to launch an independent investigation Meryl Streep, JK Rowling and Zadie Smith have all added their names to an open letter calling on the United Nations to investigate the death of the journalist...

The Turkish foreign ministry Saturday recalled its ambassador to Uganda after she was photographed at a reception for Turkey's annual Republic Day wearing a dress reportedly inspired by ancient Greece. Ambassador Sedef Yavuzalp hosted the reception in Kampala for the annual October 29...

A member of the U.S. armed forces was killed and another wounded in an apparent insider attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, an official said on Saturday. Debra Richardson, spokeswoman for the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, said in a statement the attacker was a member of the Afghan...

Education institutions, roads and markets reopened on Saturday across the country after the government reached an agreement with religious groups last night, an official said. "The protest has been called off after government accepted our demands and signed an agreement with our party"...