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Libya’s UN-backed government says 21 people have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting near the capital, Tripoli. Earlier the UN called for a two-hour truce so casualties and civilians could be evacuated, but it was unclear if there was any lull. Rebel forces under Gen Khalifa Haftar have advanced …

Abdul-Mahdi during his meeting with Khamenei :We reject the policy of axes and seek to strengthen cooperation with all neighboring countries

At least three staff members in the Iranian defense industry have been killed in a blast in a submarine under construction in southern Iran. The Fardanews website reported that three technicians had died after three batteries on the vessel exploded. The incident took place at a shipyard in Bandar Abbas …

Singing your nation’s anthem could become illegal in Slovakia unless lawmakers can reverse a bill they recently passed by “mistake.” The new rules were snuck in by the nationalists, and no one noticed. According to local media, lawmakers in the central European country of Slovakia initially wanted to amend the …

Japan’s space agency has dropped a bomb the size of a baseball onto an asteroid in an effort to understand the origin of the solar system. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft was used to fire the copper explosive towards the asteroid, named 162173 Ryugu, making a crater which it could then collect …

Greek police clashed on Saturday with groups of migrants and refugees camped in a field close to the country’s northern border hoping to cross to neighboring countries and travel onward to northern Europe, witnesses said. Hundreds of people including children had arrived at the field next to the migrant camp …

This week’s execution of a Nigerian woman in Saudi Arabia over drug-related charges has drawn criticism from international human rights groups and the Nigerian government. Kudirat Adesola Afolabi, a mother of two and a widow, was found guilty of smuggling drugs into Saudi Arabia and executed Monday, Nigeria’s Ministry of …

Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar say they have advanced into the southern outskirts of the country’s capital city and seized the former Tripoli International Airport in a dangerous escalation. Ahmed Mismari, a spokesman for Haftar’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), said the forces were in full control of …

Saudi Arabia has arrested eight people, including two dual U.S.-Saudi citizens, in an apparent crackdown on supporters of women activists whose trial has drawn Western condemnation, rights groups said on Friday. The 11 women on trial had campaigned for the right to drive and an end to the kingdom’s male …

A four-legged creature that had a tail and webbed feet similar to those found on otters has been identified as an ancestor of the whale. Fossils unearthed in Peru have led scientists to conclude that the enormous creatures that traverse the planet’s oceans today are descended from small hoofed ancestors …

British authorities have formally removed the European Union label from the passports they issue for UK citizens despite failing to leave the bloc as demanded by a withdrawal deadline imposed by the bloc. The BBC published images of the cover of the passport issued for a citizen after March 30 …

US President Donald Trump has warned that the nation’s immigration system was overwhelmed by illegal immigrants and the country has no more room for undocumented migrants as he inspected a newly built barrier at the US-Mexico border. Trump made the comments on Friday during a press briefing on immigration and …

At least 50 people were killed in clashes with bandits in northwest Nigeria, which has been riven by cattle rustling and kidnapping, the state government said on Friday. The speaker of Zamfara state parliament, Sunusi Rikiji, told reporters the deaths happened on Tuesday in Sakajiki village, in the Kauran Namoda …

An extraordinary fire engulfed the mountainous region along the northeastern coasts of South Korea, killing one person and injuring dozens of others. It was confirmed by 16:00, local time, on Friday (0700 GMT) that the fire killed one person and injured 34 others, burning more than 500 hectares of land, …

Iranian authorities have ordered mass evacuations in several cities amid fears of more flooding as a result of rising water levels in rivers and major dams. People in at least six cities and over 100 villages in the southwestern province of Khuzestan were told on early Saturday to leave their …

Theresa May has written to the European Union to request a further delay to Brexit until 30 June. The UK is currently due to leave the EU on 12 April and, as yet, no withdrawal deal has been approved by MPs. The prime minister has proposed that if UK MPs …

Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has been rearrested in Tokyo on fresh financial misconduct allegations. Authorities arrested the 65-year-old less after he was dramatically freed on bail last month in Japan following more than 100 days in detention. According to local media, prosecutors entered Ghosn’s temporary accommodation in central Tokyo …

US Vice President Mike Pence warned Turkey on Wednesday that it could risk its membership in NATO if it goes ahead with plans to buy a Russian air defense system despite widespread international opposition. Pence’s escalating rhetoric came after Turkey insisted on Wednesday that the Russian deal was done, signaling …

Maradona has slammed the US’ attempts to interfere in Venezuela’s domestic matters, as Washington is calling for Maduro to resign and supporting self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido amid a political crisis in the Latin American country. Diego Maradona, a football legend now training the Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa, is …

Three more women have accused former US Vice President Joe Biden of inappropriate touching, as the potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate scrambles to contain a quickly growing crisis. The additional allegations were reported by The Washington Post on Thursday, bringing the total number of women who have brought forward complaints …