The Thai government's chief peace negotiator has reiterated that he is "ready to sit and talk with anybody," according to media reports on Monday. Gen. Udomchai Thammasaroraj's statement comes after Mara Patani -- a separatist umbrella group which claims to be a political wing of insurgent...

Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Monday warned Israel against closing schools in occupied East Jerusalem run by the UN’s cash-strapped Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA). According to Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum, the move would, if carried out, “damage the Palestinian presence...

A "blasphemous" re-telling of one of the darkest moments in Soviet history or a much-needed comment on modern Russia? A new comedy set during the Siege of Leningrad has divided the country's viewers. "Prazdnik" or "Holiday" tells of the Voskresensky family, whose Communist Party connections...

Some 31 Rohingya refugees have been living in inhuman conditions between the Bangladesh and India border for the last three days, according to local media reports on Monday. Indian Border Security Force (BSF) tried to push them over border line while Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) foiled the...