The devastating bombing, described as the deadliest single attack in Somalia's history, has been universally condemned.
Baghdad says PKK fighters are among Peshmerga forces in disputed Kirkuk province, an allegation Kurdish officials deny.
Preliminary results show the outgoing president's chosen candidate winning a surprise outright victory.
Malaysia has become a strategic trading partner for Qatar as the Gulf country moves ahead with World Cup projects.
Debate simmers over whether to allow Islamic holidays after Thomas De Maiziere endorses idea on campaign trail.
The Listening Post examines the NFL anthem protests and the relationship between the league and the Pentagon.
Will the new IMF world economy predictions set minds at ease or are they another smokescreen for the same old policies?
After three years of strict ISIL rule, Mosul residents are working to revive the city's cultural traditions.
Abdulkadir Abdirahman, the city's ambulance service director, recounts the horrors he saw after Saturday's blast.
Syrian call made to save Damascus's face in public, senior MP says, adding Russia and Turkey are cooperating in Idlib.
A mother and her three children killed by a herd of elephants in southern Cox's Bazar district, local official says.
Former hurricane expected to bring severe weather conditions to the island, with gusts of up to 200km/h.
Outgoing president Almazbek Atambayev to step down as former prime ministers expected to compete in run-off vote.
Kurdish and Arab fighters of the SDF push the front line, as civilians continue to flee the former ISIL stronghold.
Somali president says flags to be flown at half-mast as country mourns death of at least 85 people in lorry explosion.
Catalan president has less than a day to clarify independence declaratin, with far left and Spanish PM urging action.
Battle for Raqqa continues after some ISIL fighters leave their self-proclaimed capital in Syria under withdrawal deal.
Russian-Saudi relations could be very different today, if Stalin hadn't killed the Soviet ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Sabir Masih has executed hundreds of men, continuing a family profession that dates back generations.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants to run a pipeline through America's oldest natural reserve, the Pinelands.
Far right expected to perform well in Austria's national elections, tensions rise in Iraq and Raqqa in focus in Syria.
US President Donald Trump is refusing to endorse the-two year old agreement between Tehran and world powers.
