Macron calls cross-party talks to form new govt
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited all parties except the far-right National Rally and hard-left France Unbowed for talks on forming a new government, his...
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European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions
Germany, France, Austria, Belgium and several Nordic countries said on Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster...
India envoy in Bangladesh to smooth months of tensions
India’s top career diplomat was in Bangladesh on Monday to defuse tensions between the two neighbours arising from the August overthrow of autocratic ex-premier Sheikh...
India bolsters naval fleet with new Russia-built warship
India’s defence minister watched the commissioning of his country’s latest naval vessel at a Russian shipyard on Monday, hailing it as a “significant milestone” in...
Relatives of those killed and imprisoned react after Assad’s fall
Some Syrians are hopeful that loved ones detained under the Assad regime may still be alive....
Assad’s police threatened to bury me and my reporting. Now I’m back, and free
The BBC’s Lina Sinjab – who fled Damascus 2013 as it was engulfed in war – reflects on her return to the city....
Prison boss killed in car blast in occupied Ukraine
Sergei Yevsyukov’s death is being seen as the latest in a series of attacks on Russian officers....
Haiti gang kills 110 people accused of witchcraft
A gang leader reportedly ordered the killings after his son came down with a “mystery illness”....
Women prisoners told ‘you can go out now’ by Syrian rebels
Watch: Women prisoners told ‘you can go out now’ by Syrian rebels...
7 dead, 1 missing after fishing boat capsizes in S. Korea
Seven people died and one person remained unaccounted for after a fishing boat capsized off South Korea's southeastern coast on Monday.According to the Korean Coast...