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A series of desertions by Eritrean players to escape mandatory military conscription has impacted the football sector.

Court says a fresh trial in the so-called cypher case will be held in prison but will be open to media and the public.

As the truce extends and northern Gaza's hospitals fear fuel shortages, here are the major updates.

Hamas and Qatar announce extension of the truce in much-needed respite for people in Gaza braving Israeli bombardment.

Wall Street Journal denounces the continued detention of its reporter as a 'brazen and outrageous attack' on free press.

On Wednesday, officials indicated they were close to a breakthrough.

The new order also stipulates that convictions handed down under the law passed in May 2015 'shall be erased'.

A pro-Israel demonstrator has been filmed chanting a Nazi-era slur at Jewish people.

The Greek PM expressed 'displeasure' that Sunak axed their meeting, saying he avoided talks on the disputed marbles.

The launch of the spy satellite last week was slammed by Western powers as well as Pyongyang's neighbours.

The shadow of Saddam Hussein's Iraq invasion of Kuwait in 1990-1991 still looms over the Gulf emirate.

Australia is also planning legislation to ban the manufacture, advertising or supply of disposable vapes.

Could Hamas's rival, the PA, return to rule Gaza? Would Palestinians even accept it?

Israel receives new list of 10 captives expected to be released on Tuesday under extension of truce deal with Hamas.

Closing arguments are due to begin in high-profile trial of 16 pro-democracy figures nearly three years after arrests.

Actor Cynthia Nixon joins activists and state legislators outside White House in protest against US backing of Gaza war.

Release comes after mediator Qatar says Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended by two days.

President says most of the leaders arrested after attack on military barracks and prisons in the West African nation.

Member states at odds, some supporting Israel, others opposing its war against Hamas in Gaza.

A mother recalls her son's killing after Israeli forces raided their home and prevented an ambulance from reaching him.

The Pentagon has said that the attempted hijacking was likely the work of Somali pirates rather than Houthi fighters.

Four-day pause has quietened the skies over Gaza but has shone a light on the suffering of displaced Palestinians.

Hamas official says the group hopes to extend the truce even further and put an end to the Israel-Hamas war.

From border towns in Israel to devastated cities in Gaza and harassed Palestinians in Jerusalem, nothing is the same.

Fifteen million people worldwide are at risk of glacial lake flooding, with two million of them in Pakistan.

The people of Gaza will not settle for anything short of the end of the siege, the occupation and apartheid.

After a month and a half of a devastating war on Gaza Strip, residents take to the beach to relieve tensions and stress.

Hundreds of thousands of people without power as fierce storm devastates infrastructure.

That includes a war on diplomacy itself, amid the competing propaganda interests of Hamas and Netanyahu.

Polish truckers and farmers are staging an around-the-clock blockade of the southeastern Medyka crossing.

The teacher was killed in 2020 outside his school in Paris, after sharing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in class.

A UN official has described seeing thin and thirsty Palestinians desperate" for aid as his team delivered supplies.

'Rat miners' to drill through pipe to pull out workers trapped in Himalayan tunnel after high-powered machines fail.

Greece's Roma minority demands answers after Christos Michalopoulos, 17, died while being pursued by police.

Israeli leaders Netanyahu and Herzog will emphasise to the billionaire the plight of captives held in Gaza.

President Nyusi is expected to officially present the energy strategy to the international community during COP28.

Nearly a decade after the plane vanished, families say it is time for a new hunt for the truth.

The report gives account of divisions inside the White House over the unverified claim.

Biden's stubborn support for Israel's war on Gaza have not only offended but also infuriated crucial constituencies.

According to police the victims were speaking Arabic and two were wearing keffiyehs when attacked in Burlington.

Gujarat is not unfamiliar with rain-related calamities but big rainstorms are not expected there during winter months.

The three victims of the attack in the US remain hospitalised with multiple gunshot wounds after 'chilling' attack.

The latest prisoner exchange, while promising, is only the start to what is expected to be a long, difficult negotiation

The US, China and others push to extend the pause as Israel and Hamas express their conditions.

Andy Stone has reportedly been wanted on unspecified criminal charges since last year.

As the truce enters its final day and attacks on Palestinians continue in the West Bank, here are the major updates.

As Gaza reels from Israel's devastating bombardments, here's a brief history of the conflict using maps and charts.

After a tense delay on Saturday, the pause seems to be holding. Will Israel and Hamas agree to extend it?

Palestinian families gathered to celebrate the third batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners freed.