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At least 13 people were dead and two missing on Sunday after a South Korean fishing boat collided with a refueling vessel and capsized, the coast guard said.

UAE officials on Saturday deported former Egyptian premier and presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq from the Persian Gulf country he had been living in since 2012 to Egypt after he announced his…

Arctic and major fishing nations, including China, announced Friday that they have agreed to a moratorium on commercial fishing in Arctic waters before a fishery in the icy region is even…

The former spokesperson of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Talal Silo, who previously fled to Turkey, told the Anadolu news agency on Saturday that the rebel group was allegedly created by…

US firms attracted by Saudi Arabia’s plans to build nuclear reactors are pushing Washington to restart talks with Riyadh on an agreement to help the kingdom develop atomic energy, three industry…

Jared Kushner is the “very senior member” of US President Donald Trump’s transition team who directed incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn to contact the Russian ambassador to the…

Israeli missiles attacked a military position near Damascus overnight and Syria’s air defense system thwarted them, Syrian state television said on Saturday.

The “blatant assault” led to…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gave his security forces a three-month deadline to restore “security and stability” to the country’s northern Sinai Province, but experts say his strategy…

France’s objectives are peace and stability in Iraq and full implementation of an inclusive national government according to the 2005 constitution, French President Emmanuel Macron said on…

Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he was ready for a “new page” in relations with the US-backed Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen if it stopped attacks on his…

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gathered Saturday to vote for a new leadership after its triumphant turnout in September’s general election, as hundreds staged street protests…

Former US national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to one felony count of lying to the FBI about conversations he had with Russia’s ambassador last year, bringing the…

The European Parliament has renewed its call for an EU-wide arms embargo against Saudi Arabia the day after British Prime Minister Theresa May visited the country with a pledge to build a close…

Pakistani Taliban gunmen disguised in all-enveloping burqas stormed the campus of an agriculture college in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least nine people and wounding 35, police and hospital…

After months of clashes on policy and personality, US President Donald Trump is considering ousting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replacing him with hard-nosed CIA Director Mike Pompeo…

Argentina’s navy on Thursday formally ended its search for survivors from the San Juan submarine, two weeks after the vessel went missing in the South Atlantic with 44 crew aboard.

The…

China will not export its political system, President Xi Jinping told a forum for foreign political groups on Friday, as the ruling Communist Party seeks to boost its global image and take a…

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s de facto deputy, Damian Green, has been accused of having “thousands” of thumbnail pornographic images on his work computer.

A group of UN human rights experts has strongly condemned Libya’s slave trade amid reports that hundreds of African refugees are being bought and sold in markets across the country every week.…

After two and half months of relative quiet, North Korea launched its most powerful weapon yet early Wednesday, claiming a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that some observers…

Chinese Special Forces will soon head to Syria to participate in countering terrorism of the Islamic East Turkistan Movement in the Damascus countryside, said the Hmeimim Russian Military Base…

Istanbul police launched an operation on Wednesday to capture 333 more soldiers, most of them on active duty, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported. They are suspected of having links to US…

Senior Saudi Arabian prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once seen as a leading contender to the throne, has been freed after agreeing to pay over $1 billion to settle corruption allegations against him…

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said that Saad al-Hariri will “certainly” remain prime minister and Lebanon’s political crisis will be resolved in a few days, an Italian newspaper reported on…

US President Donald Trump clashed with Democratic leaders in dramatic fashion Tuesday, heaping pressure on Congress to craft a compromise on federal spending or face a crippling government…