Republican Senators have blocked witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial.
Rights groups decry the ban as a further step to keep Muslims and other racialised people out of the US.
Police question more than 80 people in connection with the 'stoning to death' of suspected illegal miners.
Arms control proponents have been quick to criticise move, which will allow use of anti-personnel landmines in 'exceptional circumstances'.
Air raids and fighting in northwest Syria have displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
Russia fears an escalation between Iran and Israel and wants to avoid it at any cost.
State television says former communications minister named as Iraq prime minister, amid ongoing protests.
Arab leaders say US initiative does not meet 'minimum rights and aspirations of Palestinian people'.
On Monday, Democrats will hold first vote to begin process of deciding who will eventually challenge Donald Trump in November.
Northern Ireland will remain part of UK customs territory, but it will also continue to align with EU on specific trade regulations.
Man in custody after he fires at Shaheen Bagh where women are holding sit-in, two days after a teenager shot a student.
American 14th seed fights back to defeat Spain's Garbine Muguruza in the women's final in Melbourne.
No confirmed case on the continent yet but fears grow the deadly disease will reach countries with weak health systems.
How the coronavirus outbreak in China became a messaging nightmare. Plus, Hong Kong's kidnapped bookseller.
Protests that flared up in October, initially over metro fares, mushroom into wider discontent, killing at least 27.
UN panel does not say whether weapons were delivered to rebels directly by Tehran, which denies sending them arms.
Beijing criticises US move temporarily barring entry to most foreigners who had been in China in the past two weeks.
Foreign ministers of three countries say they have reached an agreement on schedule to fill massive dam on Nile River.
Libyan women bear the brunt of endless violence with little help coming their way to fight the trauma.
Hundreds of Indonesian students will soon be airlifted out of Wuhan, which has been at the centre of a new coronavirus outbreak.
Residents of virus-hit Hubei province flown back home, as other countries evacuate their citizens from China.
At least 21 civilians have been killed in attacks by Syrian forces backed by Russian airpower in recent days.
Trump added 6 nations to his travel ban. Here's a look at which countries are included and what the restrictions mean.
The 2019-nCoV coronavirus spreads from person-to-person in close proximity, similar to other respiratory illnesses.
Women legislators take up 42 percent of seats in the island's legislative body, making it the most equitable in Asia.
