Syrian refugees try to hold onto an overcrowded dinghy after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos yesterday. Zagreb: Croatia sought to ease...
Syrian refugees try to hold onto an overcrowded dinghy after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos yesterday. Zagreb: Croatia sought to ease...
A ground crew member walks past a Transaero Boeing 737 aircraft at Kiev International Airport in Kiev yesterday. KIEV: Ukraine is banning flights...
Bill Gates (left) and Melinda Gates (right), Co-chairs of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during the United...
An aerial view of the tents of pilgrims on the second day of Eid Al Adha in Mina, near the holy city of...
A child bride, 11, participates in a marriage ceremony at her 13-year-old husband’s home in a village near Kota, located in the northwestern...
WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday announced agreements with China on a military hotline and rules of behavior to govern air-to-air encounters, just...
An undated handout picture released by Reprieve UK on September 25, 2015 shows British national Shaker Aamer waving (AFP) LONDON: Shaker Aamer, the...
MOSCOW: Russia has shocked the West by boosting its military presence in Syria as President Vladimir Putin seeks to not just defeat Islamic...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended Saudi Arabia over Thursday's hajj tragedy (AFP) ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to Saudi...
MINA: Saudi authorities have yet to provide a breakdown of the nationalities of the 717 pilgrims killed in Thursday's hajj stampede, but several...
Some Boko Haram fighters LOGOS: Nigeria's military said more than 200 members of Boko Haram surrendered Friday as troops regained control of the...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman MINA: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud...
MINA: Pilgrims flocked today - the second day of the blessed Eid Al-Adha which is the first day of Al-Tashreeq three-day rituals -...
UNITED NATIONS: Pope Francis on Friday began a closely watched visit to the United Nations, where he will deliver a wide-ranging speech at...
Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of pilgrims at the site where at least 717 were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede...
KUALA LUMPUR: The U.S. embassy in Malaysia warned American citizens on Thursday to avoid a popular tourist street in the capital Kuala Lumpur...
BEIRUT and GENEVA: Warring sides in Syria have reached an agreement under UN supervision over the fate of two villages in the northwest...
Caption LONDON: Pop star Morrissey released his debut novel "List of the Lost" in Britain Thursday to howls of derision from critics, who...