(The Guardian)- Russia has withdrawn a request for a flotilla of warships to be allowed to refuel in Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta, after Nato allies criticised Madrid for assisting warships they believe could be used to target civilians in Syria. The Russian embassy in Madrid...

The Afghan woman whose teenage portrait became one of the most iconic photos of Afghanistan's decades-long conflict has been arrested by Pakistani authorities, who accused her of living with fake documents. Now in her mid-40s, Sharbat Bibi was famously featured on the cover of the National...

(The Daily Star)- A major Pakistani militant group worked with ISIS to carry out a huge raid on a police academy in the country's southwest this week that left more than 60 dead, a spokesman said Wednesday. The claim appears to confirm analysts' predictions that the Middle East based group,...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought to assure Japan on Wednesday that his high-profile visit to China last week was about economics, not security, and vowed to stand on Tokyo's side over the disputed South China Sea when the time came. Earlier in the day, Duterte reiterated his harsh...