Gerard Butler fans are used to seeing the Scottish actor swoop in to save the day in action films like Olympus Has Fallen and Plane. But in his latest movie, the 55-year-old takes on a somewhat ...

When she heard the stunning news that rebels had brought an end to Syria's decades-old regime, Hayat al-Turki headed for a prison that had become known as a slaughterhouse, praying that her brother ...

Najem al-Moussa was delighted when news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow first beamed from the television in his tiny Athens apartment. Then came a dreaded thought: what if Assad's fall ...

Australia's centre-left government on Thursday (Dec 11) will unveil new rules that could impose fines on Big Tech companies if they refuse to continue to pay Australian media firms for news content ...

Two senior members of Taiwan's government are in the United States to meet people connected to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, five sources told Reuters, in an effort by Taiwan to ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, CBS News reported on Wednesday (Dec 11), citing multiple sources. The invitation to the ...

Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa — better known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani — told Reuters in a written statement on Wednesday (Dec 11) that he would dissolve the security forces of the toppled ...

Fashion brand Maison Margiela has parted ways with its artistic director John Galliano after ten years, its parent company OTB said on Wednesday (Dec 11), without giving any reason for the decision.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo a new procedure on Thursday (Dec 12) morning to complement the surgery he went through this week to drain a bleed on his brain, the hospital ...

At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in two Israeli airstrikes that targeted groups of Palestinians tasked with securing trucks bringing aid into the Gaza Strip on Thursday (Dec ...

Rights organisations strongly criticised Fifa on Wednesday (Dec 11) after world football's ruling body officially awarded the 2034 men's World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Hosting the global showpiece ...

The woman who was stabbed to death in Hougang on Tuesday (Dec 10) has been identified as 34-year-old Vietnamese national Dao ...