Syrian regime soldiers have gained some ground in the country's last rebel bastion during a Russian-backed offensive that aid agencies warn is growing bloodier. The wave of violence in northwest Syria since late April has killed more than 400 civilians and forced more than 440,000 to flee...

The UN child agency has denounced the killing of five children in Al-Obied city in North Kordofan, saying that the children aged 15 to 17 years old. “The children of ages 15 to 17 were protesting the commencement of the school year amid the political uncertainty in Sudan. No child should...

Bangladesh is in the grip of the country's worst-ever dengue fever outbreak, officials said Monday, with hospitals overflowing and social media flooded with pleas for blood donors. Eight people have died and there have been 13,637 cases of the disease so far this year, with nearly 1,100...

Sudanese police fired tear gas Sunday at scores of protesters demanding an independent probe into a deadly June raid on a Khartoum sit-in, despite an investigation identifying eight officers it said were involved. The joint probe by prosecutors and Sudan's ruling military council showed...