Istanbul (dpa) - A former Turkish deputy premier launched a new political party on Wednesday, vowing to end an atmosphere of "oppression" and mend a "weak democracy" in a direct challenge to...

Moscow - By Peter Spinella, - Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a raft of amendments to the constitution, including a stipulation to enable President Vladimir Putin to seek...

Cairo - By Amr Mostafa, - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt have recorded more cases of the novel coronavirus. Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry reported five new cases, bringing the total number of...

Rome (dpa) - Italy's 60 million people were under lockdown on Tuesday with public events cancelled, movement restricted, and schools and universities closed, in a drastic bid to slow the pace of...

A season which began with hopes high has turned into a battle to avoid relegation for Werder Bremen, the club that has played more games in Germany's Bundesliga than any other.   Berlin  -...

Washington - By Eliyahu Kamisher, - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday declared a state of emergency in one of the nation's largest states to deal with the growing coronavirus outbreak. The...

Istanbul (dpa) - A ceasefire in the north-west of Syria's Idlib, agreed by Russia and Turkey, holds into its second day, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said. "There have been no violations...

Zagreb (dpa) - Europe's borders with Turkey are "not open," says EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, asking journalists to spread this message so it reaches migrants who may be seeking to reach...

Manila/Tokyo - By Takehiko Kambayashi and Girlie Linao, – The new coronavirus outbreak could result in global economic losses of up to 347 billion dollars, amid sharp declines in domestic demand and...