Russia on Thursday opposed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an end to attacks on health facilities in Syria's Idlib region, diplomats said after the latest meeting over violence in the country's last major opposition bastion. The outcome led to a rare statement...

Three medics were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike carried out by Eastern Libyan forces led by military  commander Khalifa Haftar, according to forces aligned with the Tripoli-based government.  The attack targeted a field hospital in southern Tripoli, the forces of the...

When the plastic bucket is filled with roses, Nahla al-Zarda takes it into the kitchen, where she separates the petals from the buds. She soaks them in boiling water, which blushes pink. “I love this colour. It will be even stronger when the drink is ready,” she says. Her...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday protesters involved in the latest clashes with the police could be described as "rioters" and that she supported police upholding the law and seeking those responsible. Lam made the comments at a hospital where three police officers were being...