Arbil, Iraq: More than 92 percent of Iraqi Kurds voted for independence in a referendum, according to the first official results announced on...
Arbil, Iraq: More than 92 percent of Iraqi Kurds voted for independence in a referendum, according to the first official results announced on...
Beirut: Lebanon's and Egypt's national carriers will halt flights to the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil this week at the request of the...
Brussels: The EU unveiled plans Wednesday to take at least 50,000 refugees directly from Africa, the Middle East and Turkey to discourage migrant...
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi demanded Wednesday that this week's vote on independence for the autonomous Kurdish region be annulled. "The referendum...
Manila: Prolonged fighting by Filipino militants supporting the Islamic State group has put the brakes on the Philippines' $10 billion outsourcing industry, one...
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday requested foreign airlines suspend flights to the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) area by Friday. The move...
JERUSALEM: Palestine joined Interpol as a member state on Wednesday, a move opposed by Israel, in a vote at the international police organisation's...
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Four people were injured early Wednesday when two successive explosions rocked Maguindanao province in the southern Philippines. Captain Arvin Encinas,...
KABUL, Afghanistan: A U.S. drone airstrike killed eight suspected pro-IS militants in eastern Nangarhar province late Monday, according to police Tuesday. This is...
BAGHDAD: Iraqi state TV employees pushed on Tuesday for the dismissal of Kurdish-origin civil servants who participated in Monday’s controversial independence referendum. Gathering...
NAIROBI, Kenya: Police in the capital Nairobi resorted to baton charge and used tear gas to disperse thousands of opposition supporters protesting against...
Moscow: Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday said it had killed five field commanders and 32 fighters from a group formerly affiliated with Al-Qaeda...
YANGON: Myanmar's government will manage the redevelopment of villages torched during violence in Rakhine state that has sent nearly half a million Rohingya...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to owning assets beyond his means, an official from the ruling Pakistan...
Kabul: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Afghanistan Wednesday, the first member of Donald Trump's cabinet to visit the war-torn country since...
Ramadi, Iraq: Islamic State group jihadists battled Iraqi forces near Ramadi west of Baghdad Wednesday after infiltrating government lines, a military source said....
Wellington: Villagers fleeing a volcanic eruption in Vanuatu face food and water shortages in overcrowded evacuation camps, aid workers and reports said Wednesday....
Shanghai: Urgent cries ring out in a room crammed with computers and caffeine -- "Kill that one!" "They're murdering us!" -- as training...
