For the past two years, Saudi Arabia has been trying to join the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). But some member countries believe Riyadh's bid is at odds with the democratic ideals promoted by the grouping. The 2018 summit of the Organisation Internationale de la...

Daesh (ISIS) launched a deadly counter-offensive Wednesday to repel US-backed forces advancing on a final militant-held pocket of eastern Syria, a monitor said. The Daesh militants managed to take hostage several dozen fighters from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, according to the...

India has sent experts to try to contain an outbreak of the zika virus in the popular tourist destination of Jaipur, the capital of the northern state of Rajasthan, with a close watch on pregnant women. Twenty-two people in the city have tested positive, the Health Ministry said. There...

The U.S. representative for Afghanistan reconciliation on Monday called on the Taliban to come up with an authorized team of negotiators for peace talks. Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born U.S. diplomat, made the call to reporters during his trip to the capital Kabul as part of his tour...