Hong Kong's embattled leader insisted Tuesday she had no intention of stepping down, after an audio recording emerged of her saying she wanted to quit and apologise for causing the unrest that has rocked the southern Chinese city. Hong Kong has endured three months of violent pro-democracy...

Iran is for the first time acknowledging that a rocket explosion took place at its Imam Khomeini Space Center, with an official saying a technical malfunction caused the blast. Government spokesman Ali Rabiei made the statement Monday in comments broadcast by Iranian state television, but...

A loud explosion rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, which officials said targeted the Green Village, a large compound to the east of the city used by several international organisations and guesthouses. interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahmi confirmed that the Green Village...

The United Nations on Monday criticised Iraqi authorities for transferring around 1,600 people from camps to their areas of origin, saying the returns could put them in danger. The returnees, who fled violence during and after the Islamic State group's 2014 seizure of swathes of Iraq, had...