Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's Salif Diallo, a former right-hand man of ousted president Blaise Compaore, was on Wednesday elected head of the national assembly,...
Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's Salif Diallo, a former right-hand man of ousted president Blaise Compaore, was on Wednesday elected head of the national assembly,...
This handout photo released and taken by the Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo on December 31, 2015 shows the red panda,called Sumire, on a...
FILE —Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ Hong Kong: Hong Kong's leader Leung Chun-ying said his Facebook page...
An Afghan fighter participates in a patrol targeting Taliban insurgents near Qara Ghoily in northern Afghanistan's Faryab province . AFP Photo/Wakil Kohsar QARA...
Belgian authorities said a firework display and festivities to welcome the New Year that drew 100,000 people last year would not go ahead...
Malian Prime Minister Modibo Keita (2nd R) stands next to Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (3rd R) during the funerals of five victims...
Martin Sabbatella, the Argentine media-regulatory chief dismissed by President Mauricio Macri on December 23 2015, has denied that the president had authority to...
Munir al-Bitar (L), Ahmad al-Asrawi (R) Damascus: Syrian authorities have released two prominent members of the domestic opposition who were arrested on Wednesday...
Chicago: Soldiers and volunteers packed sand bags Wednesday in a frantic effort to stave off floodwaters in the US state of Missouri, where...
MOSCOW: A Crimean official said on Thursday that Ukraine had cut off a major source of electrical power to the region, a month...
Georgia, whose Republican Governor Nathan Deal (pictured) has vowed to block entry to Syrian refugees, cannot deny them resettlement within the state or...
CAIRO: A Facebook-sponsored service that offers limited free Internet access was suspended in Egypt on Wednesday after a permit required from the government...
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is preparing new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Iran’s ballistic missile program, sources familiar with the situation...
Warsaw: Poland's conservative government took control of state media Wednesday after new legislation giving it the power to directly appoint the heads of...
San Francisco: Uber said Wednesday it made its billionth trip in a new milestone for the global ridesharing service. "Marvin and Ara just...
Beirut: At least nine people were killed and more than 25 injured when explosions struck three restaurants in the northeastern Syrian city of...
Caption Tokyo: A giant squid that wandered into a Japanese port has been guided back out to sea almost a week after it...
Ibrahim al-Jaafari BAGHDAD: Iraq’s foreign minister said on Wednesday it could resort to military means if forced to defend itself from what it...
