Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters began staging New Year’s Eve rallies around the city on Tuesday urging people not to give up the fight for democracy in 2020, as police prepared to deploy more than 6,000 officers according to local media. “Liberate HK, Revolution of our time is my New...

The Taliban Monday denied agreeing to any ceasefire in Afghanistan after rumours swirled of a potential deal that would see a reduction in fighting after more than 18 years of war. The statement from the insurgents comes as local and international forces brace for another bloody winter amid...

Death toll from a powerful typhoon that struck parts of the Philippines last week on Christmas has risen to 47, according to official media on Monday. The number of injured has also climbed to 143 while nine others are reportedly missing in the wake of the storm's landfall, the state-run...

The streets of one of the first towns to rise up against the Syrian regime lie empty and broken after most of its residents fled an expected advance by Russia-backed Syrian forces. The retaking of Maraat al-Numan in Idlib province would be a deeply symbolic victory for the regime of...