Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday Tehran did not want conflict in the region and accused the United States and the Arab coalition of starting a war in Yemen, according to Iranian news agencies. "We don't want conflict in the region ... Who started the conflict? Not the Yemenis....

Gambling-mad Hong Kong has cancelled a horse racing event just hours before its start over fears anti-government protesters might disrupt a race featuring a mount part-owned by a controversial pro-Beijing lawmaker. Frequently violent demonstrations featuring hundreds of thousands of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian refugee student Manal Qaddour has overcome the conditions of war and the impact of displacement and asylum, getting first place in the secondary school exams in the state of Bremen, Germany, with a pass rate of 1.6%. Qaddour arrived in Germany in March 2015...

An explosion near an election rally attended by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani killed 24 people and injured 31 others, a health official said, but Ghani was unhurt according to an aide. Ghani had been due to address the rally in Charikar, capital of Parwan province, north of Kabul, when the...