UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.S. sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in Syria is welcome, but ...

Decisions taken now will determine the future for a long time to come. There are great opportunities and real dangers,' says ...

Russia has conducted regular attacks on faraway cities in recent months using such weapons. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The flows started after the M23 movement seized the Rubaya area, which has one of the world's largest deposits of coltan.

THE Anglican-run Al-Ahli Hospital, in Gaza, was shelled by the Israeli army on 29 December, a statement from the diocese of ...

A state of emergency has been declared in Russia's western city of Engels, according to the region's governor. It comes after ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the agency and partners evacuated 10 patients from Gaza to Jordan and ...

Singapore is nominating, for the first time, a judge for the International Court of Justice. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Improved prospects for peace in Kashmir must trigger the closing of a redundant Cold War relic — the United Nations office in ...

An Israeli army commander killed a Palestinian man used as a human shield during a raid in Khan Younis in Gaza.

China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was not aware of Shandong Port Group's decision to ban U.S.-sanctioned vessels ...

Sudan “remains in the grip of a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions” after 20 months of war, a senior United ...