Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is to appear in court Monday following his arrest in Germany which triggered a wave of protests in Catalonia where thousands of separatists faced off with police. German police arrested Puigdemont Sunday, after he crossed the border from...

The Malaysian government Monday proposed a "fake news" law which would carry a maximum 10-year jail term, including for articles published abroad, sparking fears of a crackdown on dissent as elections loom. Governments in several countries, emboldened by U.S. President Donald Trump's...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia has warned the Syrian regime of launching any attack on rebels in southern Syria, saying it will not provide the aerial backup if regime insists to violate the U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire deal, sources told Zaman al-Wasl on Sunday. Commanders form the Russian...

MOSCOW (AFP) -  At least 37 people were killed when a fire ripped through a busy shopping centre in an industrial city in western Siberia, with scores more reported missing, including children. "At this time, we can confirm the deaths of 37 people in the fire at the Kemerovo...