Former Canadian Olympian and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding pleaded not guilty to two federal indictments in a U.S. court ...

A Balochi song, Dilan Teer Bija, has been a must-play at shaadis in India's Hyderabad for years. Dilan Teer Bija was a political song of Benazir Bhutto's time from Karachi's Lyari, the canvas of ...

The number of child casualties in Yemen jumped 70% in 2025, and the number of children killed doubled, with an average of one child killed or injured ...

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Protests have rocked the Islamic Republic of Iran with increasing frequency for the past quarter-century, but the closure of the Tehran bazaar on Dec. 28, 2025, was different. The market in central ...

Mohammed, a kind and shy man, kept casting sidelong glances at my hand as I continued with confidence and enthusiasm. He saw ...

With the passing of John MacRae, Caithness, and Thurso in particular, lost a well-known figure who had key roles in many public and private events.

Nearly 600 protests have taken place across all of Iran’s 31 provinces, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported. The death toll had reached at least 572, with more than 10,600 ...

DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Yemen's southern separatists welcomed on Saturday a call for dialogue by Saudi Arabia to end a recent military escalation, a potential sign that an unusually public ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --Saudi Arabia's military struck United Arab Emirates-backed separatists in Yemen on Friday, prompting an unofficial declaration of "war" from the Southern Transitional Council.

Saudi warplanes have reportedly struck on Friday forces in southern Yemen backed by the United Arab Emirates, a separatist leader says. There were no immediate reports of casualties. This comes as a ...

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen carried out airstrikes against a rival group supported by the United Arab Emirates as the rift between the two Gulf powerhouses deepens over the conflict in the ...