Global grain production will tumble 2 percent this year over all, mainly because of weather-related calamities, a report says.
Turkey's government has removed three high-ranking officers from duty pending the outcome of a trial in which a group of military officers are accused of plotting to overthrow the ruling party, the prime minister said Wednesday.
Egypt's parliamentary elections Sunday have been ushered in by one of the most sweeping campaigns to silence critics since President Hosni Mubarak came to power nearly 30 years ago, with the government seemingly determined to shut out its top rival, the Muslim Brotherhood.
Prime Minister David Cameron is launching a £2m consultation on how best to measure the well-being of Britain's citizens.
Brazilian police have shot dead at least 13 more people in Rio de Janeiro as they try stop a wave of violence by suspected drug traffickers
Vatican criticises China for ordaining bishop without approval of the Pope.
State Department expresses fears its diplomatic relations could be damaged following expected publication of sensitive files.
If Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is behind the attack, it would be its first time act of violence against the Houthi clan.
Southern Sudan's military accuses the north of launching a helicopter attack on its troops, as tensions rise before a crucial referendum.
Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt said Turkey’s possible European Union membership would be a big mistake, warning that Muslims may flock to Europe and asserting that they have difficulties adapting to German society.
When the Queen meets the ruler of Dubai on Thursday morning, it will be more than a formal courtesy call
Afghan election officials failed on Wednesday to deliver on a promise of unequivocal final results from fraud-tainted September parliamentary elections as the country’s attorney general cast further doubt on the poll by announcing a wide-ranging investigation into the v
Hazaras' strong showing is concerning to majority Pashtuns – many of whom couldn't get to the polls because of insecurity – and casts doubt on how fair the election wa
A Trinidadian writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001 has been told not to attend the upcoming meeting of the European Writers’ Parliament in İstanbul after conservative circles reacted to the author’s negative views of Islam.
Seventeen ethnic Uzbeks are jailed for life for their role in June's deadly ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan, amid accusations of bias.
Taliban fighter reveals he lives for most of year in London and heads to Afghanistan for combat
The remote mountain nation of Tajikistan has begun erecting the world's tallest unsupported flag pole, taking a 'flag war' with its neighbours to new heig
A four-year-old Iraqi girl has heard her mother's voice - and other sounds - for the first time following an operation in India.
AIDS patients in South Africa are being robbed of their lifesaving drugs so that they can be mixed with marijuana and smoked, authorities and health experts say
Cricketers from war-torn Afghanistan have their hearts set on winning the first-ever Asian Games cricket tournament after they outclassed Hong Kong by eight wickets to reach the semifinals on Wednesday.
The price of imported iron ore remained high in China on Wednesday amid declining supplies from India - the world's third-largest ore exporter - and rising spot steel prices.
Traders push cost of insuring Belgium's debts to record levels in situation made worse by broken political system
Parliament has reconvened in Iraq after nearly nine months of deadlock, only to discover that the country has run out of money for incapacity benefits and other payments.
Oil Ministers of Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Turkey will discuss connecting the oil and gas transporting
Egypt’s Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif stressed that Egypt is keen on the development of Port Said, which is currently witnessing a major
Kuwait - Kuwait's crude oil exports to China surged 170.2 percent in October from a year earlier to 839,000 tons,
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