Afghanistan’s insurgent Taliban on Tuesday called on the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to stick to the February agreement to withdraw U.S. troops. The United States has been pulling out troops under the deal which envisages the withdrawal to be complete by May,...

Vietnam's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix "might not happen" next year, a source told AFP on Tuesday, as a report said it had been dropped from the 2021 calendar following the arrest of a key official. Doubts arose after Nguyen Duc Chung, who was Hanoi's mayor and a major supporter of the...

The trial of former Syrian intelligence senior officer Anwar Raslan in Germany continues with more witnesses in the queue to give their testimonies about the roles he played in the Syrian conflict. Because of his familiarity with and his in-depth investigations into the subject, “Der...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Monday it needs to raise $70 million by the end of the month or it will not be able to pay the full salaries of thousands of employees through the end of the year. The U.N. Relief and Works Agency, known as UNRWA, said it...