ROME, Annette Reuther (dpa)- Pope Francis has described violence against women as "a blasphemy against God" in his New Year's Day homily in St Peter's Basilica in Rome. "If we want to weave humanity...

Jakarta (dpa) - The death toll from severe floods and landslides that hit the Indonesian capital Jakarta and neighbouring areas on New Year's Day has risen to 53, the country's disaster agency said...

Benghazi (dpa) – Libya's parliament voted against two agreements on military and security cooperation and maritime borders signed between the UN-backed government and Turkey, which would allow Ankara...

Baghdad - By Kadhem al-Attabi, – Thousands of Iraqis, including senior politicians, attended the funeral of a top Iranian general and Iraqi militiamen in Baghdad on Saturday, following a US airstrike...

Istanbul - By Anindita Ramaswamy and Ergin Hava, - Turkish lawmakers have started a debate on whether to authorize the deployment of troops to Libya to support the UN-backed government in Tripoli,...

Jerusalem (dpa) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stood down from all his ministerial posts as he grapples with the fallout from corruption charges against him, his office confirmed on...

Cairo (dpa) – A Saudi court on Sunday sentenced a Yemeni man to death on charges of attacking performers in a stage show in the capital Riyadh last month, Saudi state television al-Ekhbariya...

PRAGUE (dpa)- Czech President Milos Zeman on Thursday criticized the global fight against climate change as excessive, comparing it to a new religion. "The discussion about climate change is becoming...

LONDON (dpa)- A British ship patrolling waters in the Middle East recovered a haul of crystal meth worth millions, the Royal Navy said on Monday. The HMS Defender's helicopter crew spotted the vessel...