Opposition in Syria’s Afrin region will establish a local parliament with 30 representatives from Kurdish, Alevi, Arab and Ezidi communities, according to a representative of the opposition Tuesday. Hasan Sindi from the opposition in Afrin is coordinating a “liberation congress”...

Confidence among investors in Europe's largest economy Germany plunged in March, with a monthly barometer from the ZEW institute dropping to 5.1 points - its lowest level in 18 months. "Fear of a global trade conflict caused by the USA is causing the experts to look more cautiously into...

Save the Children on Friday warned of an outbreak of diseases in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh as the monsoon season looms ahead. In a statement the international child rights groups said the health risk originates from the lack of proper lavatory arrangements. "The...

TOKYO (AFP)-  Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led a sombre ceremony Sunday as Japan marked the seventh anniversary of a deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated its northeastern coast and left around 18,500 people dead or missing. The magnitude 9.0 quake - which...