The Taliban have said they will close all national and foreign non-governmental groups (NGOs) in Afghanistan employing women. It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of ...

The babies died just miles from trucks carrying winter supplies that Israel has blocked from entering Gaza for months.

United Nations rights experts on Monday said Israel must face the consequences of "inflicting maximum suffering" on ...

Over the Christmas festival, beginning with Christmas Eve, Israeli forces were burning northern Gaza’s last functioning hospital after detaining 200+ staff ...

Thai authorities said they found no evidence to support United Nations claims that some banks in the country helped Myanmar’s ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was swamped by charitable solicitations in the mail this Christmas. A great deal of time, effort and ...

North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un pledged to adopt the 'toughest” anti-U.S. policy, ahead of the inauguration of ...

In an environment of instability and uncertainty, Greece aims to serve as a bridge between North and South, East and West and ...

About half of school-age children in Syria are missing out on education after nearly 14 years of civil war, Save the Children ...

Clashes erupted last week in several cities across Syria between Assad supporters and the new government, which is led by ...

Israel's UN Ambassador told the UN Security Council, 'This is not a threat. It is a promise. You will share the same fate as ...

Former US President Jimmy Carter was a friend of freedom in southern Africa, and many in the region remember him for his contribution to democracy.