Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had called for a “million-man” demonstration to demand the withdrawal of American troops

The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected to be in use by February 3 to serve a rising number of patients infected by a coronavirus that has left at least 26 people dead

Mitchell was one of the architects of the so-called "enhanced interrogation" operations deployed against suspected Al-Qaeda extremists after the 2001 attacks

The US and China recently strike a deal to de-escalate a major trade war which has seen both sides impose billions of dollars worth of tariffs on each other's exports

“There is no role for any third party in the Kashmir issue,” Indian ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar says

Almost all of the deaths have been in Hubei province of China- the virus emerged in the province's capital, Wuhan

Face masks are compulsory in all public places in Wuhan and some residents are saying it is like a ghost town

Cases have also been reported from Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and the United States

The allegations stretch across Angola's state oil and diamond industries and banks to Lisbon. Named in the probe, the head of one of Angola's largest banks has resigned

Dozens of world leaders gathered Thursday in Jerusalem for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the Holocaust 

Singapore's Changi Airport starts screening flights from Wuhan at the beginning of the month, and on Wednesday extends the checks to all flights from China

The number of police killings in Rio de Janeiro reached a record high last year

After years of acrimonious debate, British lawmakers on Wednesday finally approved the terms of their country's historic departure from the European Union -- due in just nine days time

Extreme heat from the Mount Vesuvius eruption in Italy was so immense it turned one victim's brain into glass

The launch was carried out as part of a training exercise of Army Strategic Forces Command “aimed at rehearsing operational readiness procedures during day and night”

China locked down nearly 20 million in two cities at the centre of a deadly virus outbreak on Thursday

About 40 Syrian soldiers were killed and 80 others injured Thursday in attacks by militants in Idlib

The cause of the crash in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales (NSW) state is not yet known

Natasha Kapur, wife of the joint vice-president of leading bicycle company Atlas Cycles, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself

Despite the global outcry over China's treatments of its minorities, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has chosen to remain tight-lipped on deplorable conditions of Uighur Muslims in China

The  Republic Day function of Jammu and Kashmir will be held on January 26

Officials in Hong Kong report the territory's first two cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday and one case was reported in the nearby city of Macau

The blaze started Wednesday but strong winds and high temperatures caused conditions in Canberra to deteriorate. A second fire near the airport that started on Thursday morning is at the "watch and act" level

The bill is approved by Parliament's upper chamber after the House of Commons overturned changes to the government's flagship Brexit bill made a day earlier by the unelected House of Lords

There are more than 80 blazes raging across the state of NSW as hot and windy conditions return to the region

Local media said at least one suspect was being sought in connection with the mass shooting that took place near a McDonalds fast food restaurant, just blocks away from the Pike Place Market

The draft law, which has been presented to the cabinet for approval, also awards him a lifetime salary

UN human rights experts say Mohammed bin Salman should also be investigated for "continuous, direct and personal efforts to target perceived opponents"

Lawmakers who are seeking to remove the president from office hope to hear testimony from his former National Security Adviser John Bolton

Chinese health authorities said that at least 547 cases had been confirmed in the mainland, with eight new deaths 

Those living in the city have been advised not to leave, in a week when millions of Chinese are travelling for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday

Gabbard alleges that Clinton made the comments in retaliation for her support of Bernie Sanders, the former secretary of state's rival in 2016 for the Democratic presidential nomination

Interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter about the documentary, Clinton stopped short of saying she would support Sanders if he won the nomination this year

The death toll could rise further, officials said. Four people are still thought to be missing after Storm Gloria crashed into eastern Spain on Sunday with gusts of over 100 kilometres

MPs in the lower House of Commons have already approved the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which ratifies the terms of Brexit, but the unelected upper House of Lords made some changes

The two leaders meet in Davos, Switzerland, their first meeting since the US killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, sparking an Iraqi parliament call for the expulsion of US troops

The coronavirus has spread across China and beyond, with 17 people killed and over 500 confirmed infected in an outbreak that started in the central city of Wuhan

However, President Nicolás Maduro, who enjoys the support of the Venezuelan military, has managed to remain in power

The Cambridge-educated academic was travelling on an Australian passport and was detained at Tehran airport in 2018 as she tried to leave following a conference