Abu Dhabi - By Jens Marx, - World champion Lewis Hamilton grabbed pole position ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas on Saturday as Mercedes locked out the front row at the season-ending Abu Dhabi...

Riyadh - Activists detained in Saudi Arabia have not faced torture and sexual harassment, said the kingdom on Friday, describing reports from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as...

Beirut - Two prominent Syrian activists known for their opposition to hardline groups were gunned down on Friday in the war-torn country's north-west province of Idlib, a monitoring group said....

New York - Europe needs to curb migration to combat the rise of right-wing populism, Hillary Clinton told the Guardian newspaper in an exclusive interview published on Thursday. Despite a sharp drop...

Washington (tca/dpa) - The gruesome killing of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside a Saudi diplomatic installation in Turkey last month has cast a world spotlight on rights abuses by the...

Tokyo - By Takehiko Kambayashi, – Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor decided to remove Carlos Ghosn as chairman at its board meeting on Thursday following the arrest of the 64-year-old on suspicion of...

London - Prime Minister Theresa May says the agreement of a political declaration on Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the European Union is "the right deal for the UK" and reflects the will of...

Tokyo – Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor will hold a board meeting on Thursday which could seal the fate of chairman Carlos Ghosn, after he was unexpectedly arrested on suspicion of violating financial...

Abu Dhabi - A British academic researcher has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of spying on the United Arab Emirates (UAE).   Wednesday's verdict against Matthew Hedges, a...