Paris police arrest 27 after overnight clashes
French riot police arrested 27 people during overnight clashes with dozens of youths in central Paris, following a day of protest marches over labour...
Voting underway in key runoff parliamentary election in Iran
Iranians voted Friday in the country's parliamentary runoff elections, state media reported, a key polling that is expected to decide exactly how much power...
Clinic hit in Syria's Aleppo amid outcry over hospital strike
Regime aircraft pounded rebel areas of Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday, hitting a clinic just days after a strike destroyed a hospital, killing...
Kuwait steps up deportations of expat workers
Kuwait has stepped up deportations of expatriate workers this year, a newspaper in the Gulf emirate reported Friday, with most expelled for outstaying their...
Bomb injures policeman at Saudi patrol station, claimed by ISIS
A small bomb exploded outside a highway patrol station in eastern Saudi Arabia, injuring a policeman, official media said on Friday.
The attack happened late...
On surprise Iraq visit, Biden urging end to political crisis
Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Iraq on Thursday to implore the country's leaders to resolve a crippling political crisis that...
UN envoy 'positive' as Yemen peace talks enter second week
The UN's Yemen envoy on Thursday hailed the "positive atmosphere" at crucial peace talks between the country's warring sides, as negotiations in Kuwait entered...
Lebanese army kills an ISIS leader at Syrian border
Lebanese soldiers killed an Islamic State (ISIS) leader on Thursday in the mountainous border region with Syria, Lebanon's army said.
The army command said Fayez...
Artist Ai Weiwei to release documentary on refugee crisis
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei plans to release a film about the migrant crisis next year, adding to the celebrity voices seeking to highlight...
Chinese businessman grows Asian Halal meat industry
The wine-swilling co-founder of Sai Wai Xiang Halal Foodstuff Co enjoys his pork and does not follow Islam, but still sells more than $50...
