Japan said on Monday it will tighten regulations on the export to South Korea of several chemicals used in chip and smartphone production amid a row with Seoul on wartime forced labour. The move, which takes effect from July 4, comes after South Korean courts ordered Japanese firms to...

At least seven people were killed as protesters staged mass rallies in the capital Khartoum and other states on Sunday demanding the ruling military council to hand over power to civilian authorities.  Sulaiman Abdul Jabbar, undersecretary for the Health Ministry, confirmed the death...

Israeli warplanes fired missiles at Syria that targeted Syrian military positions in Homs and the Damascus outskirts, Assad regime media reported on Monday, citing a military source. Syrian air defenses confronted the attack, which was launched from Lebanese air space, it said....

Iran will no longer require Chinese visitors to obtain visas, state media reported Sunday, as the sanctions-hit country attempts to boost tourism in the face of an economic crisis. "The cabinet has agreed to waive visa requirements for Chinese nationals entering the Islamic Republic of...