Officials say the projects aim at re-planning slums and destroyed areas and attracting private investors to join the massively expensive task
The killing of the 59-year-old has severely dented the kingdom's image in the West
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had been reporting on the brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority when they were arrested
Meanwhile, Khashoggi's sons appealed for his remains to be returned so that he may be buried in Saudi Arabia
The latest tranche aim to significantly cut Iran's oil exports
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman welcomed US sanctions that took effect Monday targeting Iran's…
For China, Sri Lanka is a critical link in its massive Belt and Road Initiative
Airstrikes and naval artillery pounded rebel positions around the Red Sea coastal city
The new American sanctions particularly hurt Iran's vital oil industry
Smog is blamed for the deaths of more than one million Indians every year
The Trump administration is reinstating all sanctions removed under the 2015 nuclear deal, targeting both Iran and states that trade with it
The court case hinged on whether Gigaba had approved a private terminal at Johannesburg airport for the Oppenheimers
The ruling comes just months after the Bahraini High Court of First Tier acquitted Salman of the charge of "colluding" with the rival state
Final results showed that 56.4% chose to remain part of France while 43.6% voted to leave - a tighter result than some polls had predicted
Insulting Islam is punishable by death in Pakistan, and the mere rumor of doing so can incite lynchings
The Lion Air jet crashed just minutes after takeoff from Jakarta on Monday, killing all 189 people on board
Iranian students stormed the embassy shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, taking 52 Americans hostage for 444 days
This would avoid the EU’s “backstop” solution that would have treated Northern Ireland differently from the rest of Britain
The epicenter was monitored at 40.24 degrees north latitude and 77.63 degrees east longitude
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the third so-called “green-on-blue” attack in less than three weeks
The mountainous province, 120 km east of Kabul, has been the scene of clashes between security forces and IS militants from time to time
In Germany, even though the end of World War I is now viewed through the prism of Hitler and the Holocaust
The vote was promised as part of a deal two decades ago after a violent campaign by separatists from the indigenous Kanak people
Assam will burn if the Centre continues to push the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Anup Chetia,…
Sister Patricia Fox, 72, has angered President Rodrigo Duterte by repeatedly denouncing his administration's violent campaign against the drugs trade
A cluster of about 10,800 makeshift tents and mud huts, the camp has been called "one of the most desperate places in Syria"
The Supreme Court overturned Asia Bibi's conviction on Wednesday, saying the case against her was based on flimsy evidence
Players will be attending services on Sunday and Monday after beating Cardiff 1-0 in the first game since his death
The accident happens after a heavy truck lost control and crashed into a line of vehicles waiting at a toll station of Gansu
Erdogan says he raised the issue of the state-owned Halkbank
Asia Bibi's lawyer who saved her from the gallows left the country early Saturday after threats to his life
Cappelaere says he can't bring the best nutrition experts to the country because of delays in granting visas
The party says in its statement that Rajapaksa's appointment and President Maithripala Sirisena's suspension of Parliament is undemocratic
Maulana Sami Ul-Haq, dubbed the "Father of the Taliban", was stabbed to death by unknown intruders at his residence Friday night
A defiant Khamenei dismissed the renewed US sanctions -- including an oil embargo -- that take effect on Monday
Moscow says Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the Taliban have agreed to send delegations to the conference
Immigration authorities earlier this week refused to extend her tourist visa and ordered the 71-year-old out by Saturday
Scott Paul Beierle killed Nancy Van Vessem, 61, and Maura Binkley, 21, after entering the studio in Tallahassee
Syachrul Anto, 48, who died on Friday, was part of the team searching for body parts and debris from the jet in the Java Sea