A Syrian court has sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad to death in absentia. The ruling comes more than a year and a half after the former dictator was overthrown and fled to Russia.

The war has intensified Iran's economic crisis, squeezing household budgets, hurting businesses and raising fears that ...

Vietnam's first private space company is turning to Elon Musk's SpaceX to get its first satellites into orbit. The deal comes as Vietnam steps up efforts to build its own space industry and become a ...

ጦርነትን ሽሽተው አካባቢያቸውን ለቀው በቆቦ ከተማ ያሉ ወጣቶችን በየዕለቱ በማግባባት የኢትዮጵያን ድንበር አቋርጠው ወደ ዓረብ ሃገራት እንዲጓዙ የሚያደርጉ ደላሎች ሲሳይ ሆነዋል እየተባለ ነው። ...

A powerful earthquake, measured at magnitude 7.4, has struck Colombia, killing dozens of people and trapping many under rubble. Cities including Cali, Pereira and Manizales were among the hardest-hit.

Turkey's parliament has taken a major step toward ending four decades of conflict with the PKK. The new law sets out how some militants can return to civilian life, but leaves Abdullah Ocalan's future ...

In an executive order, President Trump calls for fewer recommended childhood vaccinations and more spacing between shots. Medical experts say the changes lack scientific backing and could leave ...

Observers suggest the new alliance between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan won't result in any of the countries fighting for each other. Instead it's about preventing Iran and Israel from regional ...

Germany’s inland waterways still move around 5% of the nation's goods. With the Rhine at a critically low level, DW explores how the drought is hitting the economy where it hurts most. Water levels on ...

A former lawmaker confessed to shooting a senior official at a government office over a money dispute, police have said. The incident came just days after Thailand's deadliest shooting in nearly four ...

Researchers say warming temperatures are altering malaria transmission patterns across Africa, creating new challenges for health systems and disease control. For decades, global efforts towards the ...

A few weeks ago, Gianni Infantino looked set for another unopposed term as FIFA president. Now, with an election looming, the beleagured football executive is counting the numbers and could be hanging ...