The international community must work harder on North Korea, British foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday, describing Pyongyang's latest missile test as an example of the grave danger it poses to neighbouring countries. North Korea said it successfully test-launched an...

Egypt's parliament on Tuesday approved President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's decision to extend a nationwide state of emergency for an additional three months, said Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdelaal. "The reasons for which the state of emergency was declared are still in place...

Russia and China have agreed a joint position on North Korea designed to defuse tensions around its missile program and both want Washington to halt deployment of a missile shield in South Korea, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Moscow and Beijing had agreed on the need for a...

When builder Abu Salem repairs a shell hole in a house in rebel-held southern Syria, he knows it might not be the last job he does on the structure. "There is a chance the buildings will be hit again," he told Reuters. "But in the short term people should be able to take refuge in their...