The UN Security Council’s Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, on Monday highlighted the threat ...

Speakers Discuss Risk ISIL/Da'esh, Their Affiliates Pose in Syria, Afghanistan, Across AfricaThe resilience of terrorist ...

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WASHINGTON WATCHPresident Donald Trump’s “shock and awe” assault on virtually every major institution in Washington has been, ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

Pakistan's military says 18 troops and 23 separatist rebels have been killed in fighting in northwestern Balochistan province ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Google Maps will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America when the US government officially makes the change ...

Those who support the freeze of US aid programmes, worth around $70bn per year, say they are vastly bloated, with Washington ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s upper house of parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill that critics argue is designed to suppress freedom of speech. The bill, which was passed by the ...

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Paramilitary forces in the Middle East are some of the largest in the world. They work in a region where traditional military operations are often tied in with internal security or even tribal ...