Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, the top Christian cleric, said on Sunday the country's judiciary should be free of political interference and sectarian "activism" amid rising tensions over a probe into last year's blast at Beirut port.

RAMALLAH, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — Palestine on Saturday welcomed the efforts to prevent the immediate accession of Israel as an observer state in the African Union (AU). The AU Executive Council, which concluded its 39th ordinary session held in Addis Ababa …

Russia is reporting its largest daily number of new coronavirus infections, more than 70 per cent up on the number a month ago as the country faces a sustained rise in cases. The national coronavirus task force on Sunday said 34,

A policeman was injured after a fire erupted in a firecrackers factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi Sunday afternoon, local media reported. The cop, along with his team, arrived at the site after the fire was reported to the police station,

The Government is proposing a statute of limitations that would protect veterans and ex-paramilitaries from future prosecutions.

Every now and then, Indian newspapers flash news about Maoist insurgents, including women being killed. Here is a glimpse of such news: A woman fighter, along with a male c-fighter, was killed in a clash with government forces in Odisha’s Malkagiri district (Press Trust of India,

Hezbollah blamed the Christian Lebanese Forces party for the deaths on Thursday, an accusation the head of that party, Samir Geagea, denied. The perpetrators should be held to account, the pro-Iranian al-Mayadeen TV quoted a Hezbollah representative in the Lebanese parliament as saying on Sunday.

The father of a man arrested over the fatal stabbing of a British MP during a meeting with local voters has told media he is shocked and "traumatised" by his son's arrest, as police continue to question the 25-year-old under terrorism laws.

The young rising star had to dig deep after a frightening second round, which saw him clinging on to save his undefeated record. Find out what happened here.

One of Australia’s youngest international competitors, Dexter Warren, has finished second in the UTV World Championship at Lake Havasu, Arizona in the United States. Warren, just eight years of age, was entered in the Production Polaris RZR170 class against 25 other starters from across North America.