Philippine media organisations have hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte for an expletive-laden speech that lashed out at a domestic newspaper and a television network, saying threats would not stop journalists from reporting the truth. In two separate televised speeches Thursday, Duterte...

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres Friday called on the international community to increase aid to help people fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul which government forces have been battling to retake from ISIS. Iraqi forces have seized back most of the country's second-largest...

Three suspected al-Qaeda members were killed overnight in what local officials believed was a U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen. Residents and local officials said Friday the attack took place in Mozno in al-Wadie district of Abyan province. The three killed included the local leader of...

 The Russian-backed Syrian army has recaptured 16 villages lost to insurgents last week near the city of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday. Syrian government forces have been counter-attacking in the area that is of critical importance to President Bashar...