Central Bank of Iraq greenlights private banks to import US dollars amid controversy 
Saudi Arabia applauds UN Security Council’s call for humanitarian truce in Gaza 
Saudi Arabia issues strong condemnation of Israeli assaults on Gaza hospitals 
Iraq ends 38-year wait, secures UNESCO Executive Board membership 
Raise your hands’: Israel raids hospital in centre of Gaza war 
Bangladesh garment worker shot dead in new wage protests
A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead Wednesday during violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase...
Sri Lanka court restores sacked cricket board in latest twist
Sri Lanka's Court of Appeal quashed the sports minister's decision to sack the country's crisis-ridden cricket board and restored the...
Five controversies involving Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has ignited a new debate over the spirit of cricket after Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews...
Gaza refugee camps: born during first Arab-Israeli war
Tens of thousands of Gaza's residents live in eight refugee camps that were set up following the mass exodus of...
Fierce fighting in Gaza, as Hamas says Israel kills 30 in camp bombing
Israel pressed its war to crush Hamas on Sunday nearly a month after the worst attack in the country's history,...
Netanyahu fights for political survival to beat of war drums
Israelis, deeply divided since Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power last year, have united against Hamas in war, but experts predict...
Thousands flock to Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City
Thousands of people lined the streets of Mexico City on Saturday to enjoy a colorful parade in celebration of Day...
Smog-ridden New Delhi extends schools shutdown
Authorities in India's smog-ridden capital New Delhi on Sunday extended an emergency schools closure by a week, with no signs...
Rescue efforts called off after Nepal quake
Search and rescue efforts after an earthquake in Nepal wrapped up on Sunday as the focus shifted to providing relief...
Bangladesh arrests 8,000 opposition activists: report
Bangladesh police have arrested nearly 8,000 opposition figures in a nationwide crackdown since officers broke up a major rally in...