DURBAN, South Africa: Calm but defiant, South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma appeared in court yesterday to face graft charges…

NEUM NSTER, Germany: Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont was set to walk out of German jail early Friday, as judges…

S O BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil: Ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a fallen giant of emerging nation politics and…

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Five Rohingya stranded at sea for almost three weeks have been rescued by Indonesian fishermen but several…

ISTANBUL: A huge fire engulfed a hospital in Istanbul forcing patients to evacuate as firefighters battled the smoke and flames.…

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Clashes erupted as protesters gathered along the Gaza border yesterday a week after similar demonstrations led…

MANILA: The Philippines’ tourism industry scrambled Friday to manage the fallout from the temporary shutdown of its world-famous Boracay…