Yemen’s Houthis unilaterally release hundreds of detainees, U.N. welcomes move
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Monday released hundreds of Yemeni prisoners in a unilateral move welcomed by the United Nations envoy, who hoped it would...
East Timor reports African swine fever outbreaks
East Timor reported outbreaks of African swine fever last week, the first occurrence near its border with giant neighbor Indonesia of a virus that killed...
After Saudi attacks, Russia makes its regional presence felt
In the two weeks since attacks blamed on missiles or drones shut down half of Saudi Arabia’s oil output, the country that has arguably moved...
Residents in Portugal’s Azores brace for hurricane Lorenzo
Hurricane Lorenzo is expected to hit Portugal’s Azores islands early on Wednesday, potentially causing life-threatening flash floods, even as it weakened along its path on...
All work, no play: Uzbek officials can’t keep up with workaholic-in-chief
As participants took their seats at an international conference in Tashkent this month, an official scurrying back and forth making last-minute arrangements suddenly collapsed....
Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president: Iran government
Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president through the leaders of other countries, an Iranian government spokesman said on Monday, at a time of...
Houthis free 290 Yemenis in unilateral release: Red Cross
Yemen’s Houthi movement freed 290 Yemeni detainees in a “unilateral release” on Monday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said....
Indonesia protests enter second week as vote on sex-ban bill delayed
Indonesia’s parliament on Monday officially agreed to delay to a next term a vote on a criminal code that bans sex outside marriage and penalizes...
Twin attacks hit EU military convoy in Somali capital and U.S. base in Baledogle
Separate attacks hit a U.S. military base in the Somali town of Baledogle and a European military convoy in the Somali capital on Monday, a...
Italian military convoy hit by explosion in Somalia: defense ministry
An Italian military convoy was hit by an explosion in Somalia on Monday, the defense ministry said, adding that no injuries have been reported so...