End of the deadline: What now for US-North Korea talks? Washington,...

Kim Jong Un has made it clear there will "never be denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula" if Washington adheres to "its hostile policy", as the...

Pompeo postpones Ukraine trip to focus on Iraq Protesters stormed the...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the US embassy...

Violence rages in Libya as Turkey votes on deployment of troops...

Three civilians were killed on Wednesday in an air raid on a town south of Libya's capital Tripoli, a spokesman for the United Nations-recognised government...

2020: World rings in New Year amid wildfires, protests Revellers celebrate...

The New Year - and fresh decade - was welcomed in across the world with fireworks, dancing and champagne, but Australia's celebrations were overshadowed by...

North Korea’s Kim ends freeze of nuclear and missile tests North...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday said his country would continue developing nuclear programmes and introduce a "new strategic weapon" in the near...

US to deploy 750 more troops to Iraq after Baghdad embassy...

The United States said on Tuesday it is sending hundreds more troops to the Middle East, after protesters stormed its embassy compound in Iraq,...

Hong Kong protesters carry political demands into 2020

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong held hands and formed human chains across the city yesterday, as they carried their months-long movement and its demands...

Smoky Sydney kicks off New Year parties with fireworks

Smoke-choked Sydney ushered in the New Year with a huge fireworks display, kicking off celebrations for billions around the world and ringing in the...

Macron stands ground on govt pension reform

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation yesterday in a bid to win support for a pension overhaul that has prompted the biggest transport...

Putin urges unity in 20th anniversary New Year speech

President Vladimir Putin called on Russians to unite for the sake of the country’s future in a New Year’s address yesterday, marking two decades...

Amir, Deputy Amir and PM exchange New Year greetings

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani exchanged cables of greetings on Tuesday with the leaders of friendly countries on the occasion...

Tamuq workshop focuses on electrical infrastructure in Qatar

A two-day workshop organised by electrical engineering faculty at Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) brought together experts and practitioners from the US, Europe...

Three-fold rise in attacks on children in war areas since 2010...

Children continue to pay a deadly price as they succumb to a nearly three-fold rise in attacks over the last 10 years in conflict-ridden areas, the United...

Iraq: Operations resume at Nasiriya oilfield closed over protests Iraq’s oil...

Operations have resumed at Iraq's southern Nasiriya oilfield, the oil ministry said on Monday, but oil sources added that it will take up to...