North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rejected an invitation by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to a regional summit next week, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday, in a stark illustration of the dire relations between the neighbours. South Korea is due to host a summit with Southeast...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime on Wednesday has released dozens of detainees who were arrested in southern Daraa province due to a "presidential amnesty". Local sources confirmed to Zaman al-Wasl that 113 detainees have been released; most of whom were detained at checkpoints...

Firefighters battled against hundreds of bushfires across Australia’s east coast on Thursday as scores of blazes sprang up in new locations, triggering warnings that it was too late for some residents to evacuate. In Sydney, the country’s most populous city, residents were urged to keep...

An attack by Syrian regime forces on the rebel-held area of Idlib in northwestern Syria killed at least 15 and wounded several at a displaced persons camp on Wednesday, rescue workers said. Syria’s northwest corner, including the Idlib region, is the last major chunk of territory...