Saeb Erekat, a prominent Palestinian spokesman for decades, died on Tuesday after contracting COVID-19, his family has said. Mr Erekat, 65, was one of the most passionate and experienced advocates of the Palestinian cause. Although well known in foreign …

The secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee, Saeb Eraket, has died after contracting coronavirus. He had previously been evacuated for treatment to Israel.

The Fire Service in northern Crete has been responding to dozens of calls for help on Tuesday as many homes have been flooded from the heavy downpours. Most of the flooding occurred in and around Hersonissos as firefighters are pumping water out of dozens of homes and businesses.

Almost 40 years after the Falklands War ended, the islands have been cleared of the deadly minefields laid during the conflict. The legacy of the 1982 war

Russian peacekeeping troops have deployed to the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a ceasefire deal designed to end six weeks of heavy

The designation of East Turkistan Islamic Movement ETIM as a terrorist organisation was used by China as a pretense for the genocide of the Uyghurs and people

At least four Afghan policemen have been killed and 20 others, including eight civilians, have been wounded in a car bomb attack in the northern province of Faryab, the provincial governor said on Tuesday.

US President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over its human rights failings, but observers say the oil-rich Arab powerhouse still holds enough leverage to deflect a major rupture in relations.

Maria Iqbal Tarana a former head of the women commission of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir PoK has alleged harassment against an official at Pakistan Presiden

The trial opened Tuesday of three men accused of helping the jihadists behind the 2017 attacks in Barcelona and a nearby town that killed 16 people.