The U.N. rights chief Tuesday voiced concern over force used against protesters during massive demonstrations in Hong Kong and called for an impartial probe amid increasingly violent unrest in the key financial hub. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is "concerned by...

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi put on a display of unity over Yemen, but the capture of Aden by UAE-backed separatists exposes simmering divisions that analysts say weaken their joint campaign against Iran-linked rebels. The seizure of the presidential palace in the southern port city on Saturday...

A man went on a stabbing rampage in downtown Sydney on Tuesday, killing one woman and wounding another before he was restrained by members of the public, police said, adding they were not treating it as a terrorist incident. The 21-year-old man, who police did not name, was carrying a knife...

 Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched drone attacks on the airport of Abha in southwest Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border, the Houthis' al-Masirah TV said on Twitter Tuesday. There was no mention of the attack in Saudi Arabia's official media and Saudi officials could not...

Climate change protesters threw red paint onto the Brazilian embassy in London Tuesday to demonstrate against damage to the Amazon rainforest and what they described as violence against indigenous peoples living there. Two activists from the Extinction Rebellion group climbed onto a glass...

Venezuela’s pro-government legislature on Monday agreed to create a commission to evaluate holding 2020 legislative elections early, which would create an opportunity for the government to reclaim control of the opposition-dominated congress. Opposition leader Juan Guaido warned on Sunday...

A large fire broke out on Monday at a weapons depot run by an Iraqi militia group, causing explosions heard across Baghdad, killing one person and injuring 29 others, authorities said. The depot, run by a militia group under the umbrella of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces, was...

Dutch football star Wesley Sneijder has retired from football at the age of 35. Sneijder has played for football heavyweights Ajax, Real Madrid and Inter during his career. The 35-year-old former player struck a business deal with the Dutch team Utrecht as the club announced the end of...

Members of the al-Ali family were walking home from shopping when several shells slammed into the busy street on the western edges of the Syrian city of Aleppo. The blast tore through them, killing 2-year-old Salam and one of her cousins, and incinerated a car nearby with a woman and her infant...

 Iran said Tuesday that Britain might free its oil tanker Grace 1 soon, after some documents were exchanged that would help the seized ship's release. "Britain is interested in releasing Iran's oil tanker Grace 1 ... following the exchange of some documents, we hope the release will...

Egypt wrapped up a two-day summit with Sudan's main protest leaders Tuesday, its foreign ministry said, days before they are due to sign an agreement paving the way for civilian rule in the country. The "important meeting" brought together the Alliance for Freedom and Change, Sudan's...

Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters staged a new rally Tuesday at Hong Kong's airport, a day after a massive demonstration there triggered a shutdown at the busy international travel hub. Only a handful of protesters stayed through the night, and flights resumed at the airport early in the...

Turkey has alternate plans if the agreement declaring a safe zone in northern Syria with the U.S. does not work, the Turkish defense minister said on Monday. In an interview aired on the TRT Haber news channel, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said some new steps are expected in the coming days...

Russia’s military has thwarted the third attack on its airbase in Syria in the past week, Russian news agencies have reported. The attacks took place as Russia’s ally Syria said last week it was resuming military operations in a Russian-led campaign in Idlib, blaming Turkey for not...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The number of deported Syrian refugees from Turkey to northern Syria has reached a total of 14,000, according to statement by Bab al-Hawa border crossing issued Sunday. Since Turkey’s government accelerated a crackdown on Syrian refugees, arresting thousands of people...

 French charities SOS Mediterranee and MSF rescued another 105 migrants off the coast of Libya Monday, bringing to 356 the number of those aboard the Ocean Viking now seeking a safe port. The rescue was complicated by the migrants' blue rubber dinghy starting to sink as the charity...

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been ruled out for "the next few weeks" by boss Jurgen Klopp after suffering a calf injury in the 4-1 win over Norwich. Alisson limped off in the first half of Liverpool's Premier League opener at Anfield on Friday. Klopp revealed on Monday that...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a sweeping rule on Monday that would limit legal immigration by denying visas and permanent residency to hundreds of thousands of people for being too poor. The long-anticipated rule, pushed by Trump’s leading aide on immigration Stephen...

Indian security forces kept disputed Kashmir’s biggest city of Srinagar largely locked down on Monday, the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, to prevent any major protests against a decision that scrapped the Himalayan region’s special rights. Frustration is growing in Muslim-majority Kashmir,...

Abu Dhabi's powerful crown prince visited Saudi Arabia on Monday and called for dialogue to resolve tensions in Yemen, after deadly clashes there between government loyalists and UAE-backed forces. The fighting in Yemen's second city Aden pitted Saudi-backed government forces against the...