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Coalition carries out air raids on 'Houthi military targets' after Houthis launched armed drones at Saudi Arabia.

US secretary of state outlines proposals aimed at accelerating discussions on a negotiated settlement and ceasefire.

Saynab Abdikarin has ventured into an industry that was exclusively male-dominated in conservative Somalia.

China's top diplomat calls on Washington to work together with Beijing and remove 'unreasonable' curbs on cooperation.

With results in from 22 of 26 cantons, 54 percent of voters were in favour of outlawing facial coverings.

The AU has stood by as Mozambique violently represses journalists covering the violence in the north.

Dr Khan explains you can still transmit the virus after your first vaccination, so don’t stop obeying the rules.

Thousands are fleeing violence in the Central African Republic as two men fight to be president.

Lawyer says Zaghari-Ratcliffe's house arrest has officially ended but she has been summoned to court on another charge.

Duterte's threat on Friday has sparked fears of a new wave of bloodshed.

Francis defies security fears and pandemic to visit one of the world's oldest and most persecuted Christian communities.

Women working at a hospital in northern England recount the battles they have faced during the coronavirus pandemic.

In Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, authorities are imposing a return to unpopular lockdowns as new infections rise.

Church leaders demand government finds the perpetrators behind the 2019 attacks that killed 279 people.

Head of Gaza's fishermen union says three men died after their boat was hit by a 'missile' off Khan Younis.

The matches will be played behind closed doors and call on allowing spectators will be taken later, IPL officials said.

The accident took place between the Rohri and Sangi stations in southern Sindh province.

Exports jump at a record pace from a year earlier when coronavirus battered the economy, customs data shows.

The army's power grab is not only destroying democracy, it may also lead to another onslaught against the Rohingya.

Protesters back on the streets following overnight raids in parts of Yangon that targeted NLD figures.

Saudi-led forces destroy 10 armed drones fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels amid heightened tensions.

Demonstrators block roadways across Lebanon for the fifth day in a row as anger simmered over the economic downturn.

Nigerian army says $300,000 paid to kidnappers to release 14 crew members on board vessel that was seized in February.

Pope arrives in Erbil and is expected to visit Mosul, visit small Christian community of Qaraqosh.

Though scaled back because of COVID, the drill is likely to infuriate N Korea, which calls it a 'rehearsal for war'.

Hassan Diab appeals to politicians to put aside differences, form a new cabinet as anger simmers over financial crisis.

Inuit communities have raised opposition to the proposal to expand an iron ore mine on Baffin Island in northern Canada.

The pope has called for an end to acts of violence, extremism and intolerance.

Trump lawyers ask three Republican groups to stop using his name and likeness in fundraising emails and on merchandise.

The 85-year-old was inoculated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and encouraged others to get vaccinated.

Mario Abdo Benitez is expected to announce changes to his cabinet after citizens protest handling of COVID-19 pandemic.

Opposition movement urges people to take to the streets after four die in protests backing opposition leader Sonko.

Senate passes amended version of stimulus bill in 50-49 vote, sending it back to the House for approval next week.

Protesters gather in the capital demanding 'freedom for Amdouni' and other Tunisians arrested during demonstrations.

Biden administration has yet to lift Trump-era sanctions, raising questions over its approach to the world tribunal.

Brazil's vulnerable communities embrace urban farming as food insecurity rises during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The youth-led protest movement that began last year has been reinvigorated by the arrests of prominent protest leaders.

Crackdown on anti-coup protesters continues in Myanmar as UN envoy calls on Security Council to take immediate action.

Egypt and Sudan seek return to talks to achieve 'fair' and 'balanced' deal regarding filling of Ethiopia's mega-dam.

How the Arab revolutions inspired Palestinian mobilisation in Gaza.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel take five wickets each, thrashing England inside three days of the fourth test.

Ghani met US special envoy to Afghanistan in Kabul to discuss ways to accelerate peace negotiations with the Taliban.

Pope Francis travelled to the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq to reinforce his message of interfaith tolerance.

Vote comes months after President Ouattara won a third term in a poll marred by unrest that killed at least 85 people.

Imran Khan secured 178 votes against the 172 required to win vote of confidence, the speaker of the house announced.

Foreign journalists are finally allowed into Tigray in Ethiopia - and their findings are shocking.

Security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas on hundreds of rioters who gathered around the Congress building.

Changing the way we measure economic growth may help redress the balance between nature and exploitation of resources.

Eleven activists were set to be released on bail before state prosecutors appealed the decision earlier this week.

The pontiff met Ali al-Sistani in holy city of Najaf to urge Muslims to embrace Iraq's beleaguered Christians.