GENEVA - The worsening conflict in eastern Congo has led to a surge in human rights violations including summary executions, ...

WASHINGTON/BOGOTA - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Richard Grenell will meet with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on ...

LONDON - Afghanistan's exiled women cricketers will be the first beneficiaries of a new refugee fund started by the ...

PARIS - France rejected criticism from new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that it lagged in defence, saying it met NATO's target to spend 2% of GDP on its military, was on course to double ...

Croatians were urged to stay away from retail outlets and grocery stores, and avoid using delivery services, banks, restaurants and cafes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor said he was disappointed with the combustible ending to England forward Chloe Kelly's time with his team. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BERLIN - The German parliament rejected an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy on Friday, two days after the opposition conservatives were accused of breaching an agreement against ...

DAMASCUS - Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad credited by some with sparking the country's 2011 uprising due to a crackdown ...

Everton can only look on in envy at other clubs chasing big-money signings before the mid-season transfer window closes as they cannot afford to fall foul of the Premier League's financial rules again ...