Tens of thousands of Indians have taken to the streets in recent days to voice their anger over a new citizenship law that they say discriminates against the minority Muslim community. But it is not just Muslims who are protesting -- majority Hindus, low-caste Dalits and Parsis are joining...

Typhoon Phanfone pummelled the central Philippines on Christmas Day, bringing a wet and miserable holiday season to millions in the mainly Catholic nation. Thousands were stranded at shuttered ports or evacuation centres at the height of the festive season on Wednesday, and residents...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian Military Intelligence has transferred 34 former rebels to Sednaya military prison near the capital, a military source told Zaman al-Wasl Tuesday.   Most of the detainees are originally from the village of al-Thyabiya south of Damascus who agreed on the...

At least 27 people have died and more than a dozen were injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia, officials said Tuesday. The bus careered into a 150-metre (500-foot) ravine in South Sumatra province just before midnight (1600 GMT) on Monday and ended up in a river, according...