In a refugee camp outside Myanmar's provincial capital Sittwe, Soe Hlaing was holding a pink card, the most coveted of the rainbow of documents indicating citizenship status, which gives him a vote in Sunday's historic election. But the 44-year-old Muslim said he will not be exercising...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels took control of strategic hill northeast Hama province late on Thursday after heavy clashes with regime troops and their allied militias, killing at least 50, a rebel commander said. Ajnad al Sham, key rebel unit in the Army of Conquest, and other Islamist...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Death toll of Russian air strikes hit Al Bukamal border town east Syria on Wednesday has risen to 50, Islamic State's news outlets said. 13 children and 4 women were among the victims of Russia's aerial campaign against the ISIS-held town of Al Bukamal town on the Iraqi...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development forecast growth for Turkey at 3 percent in 2015, in a report released on Thursday. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects the Turkish economy to grow 3 per cent in 2015 and 2.8 per cent in 2016, below the...