Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel does not see her gradual withdrawal from leadership positions as weakening her negotiating position on the international political stage.   "I believe...

Geneva - Saudi Arabia and Turkey should involve experts from other countries to clear up the killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet....

Ramallah - The Palestinian Central Council (PCC), a top decision-making body, voted to nix ties with the state of Israel and was set to meet on Tuesday to discuss how to implement the decision. The...

Dhaka – A Bangladeshi court has doubled former prime minister Khaleda Zia's prison sentence for misappropriating funds meant for orphans from five years to 10, officials said on Tuesday.   The...

Jakarta - By Ahmad Pathoni, - A passenger plane with 188 people on board crashed into the sea Monday just minutes after taking off from Jakarta's international airport, officials said. Rescuers...

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi "in the strongest terms" in a phone call with Saudi King Salman.   In the...

Brussels - Jailed Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, Moroccan activist Nasser Zefzafi and 11 migrant rescue organizations are the three contenders for the European Parliament's prestigious...

Hong Kong - Cathay Pacific shares fell 5.65 percent in the first two hours of trading Thursday following news of a major data breach affecting 9.4 million of its customers.   Hong Kong's...

Tokyo – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that he was relieved to hear a Japanese journalist kidnapped in Syria three years ago has reportedly been freed by militants.   "I'm relieved to...