First of three parts NATIONAL Artist Amado V. Hernandez wrote a novel called "Mga Ibong Mandaragit," which I translated into ...

Turkey is no stranger to political crackdowns. But a wave of arrests and investigations since the turn of the year, which ensnared national politicians, journalists, a celebrity agent and the mayor of ...

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Istanbul, Europe's largest city, is one of the best city break destinations in Turkey. The city has a mix of cultural ...

Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey’s southern region, nearly half a million people remain in temporary “container cities.” ...

Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a city in eastern Congo declare a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A line of white buses carrying Palestinian prisoners set to be released left Ofer prison in the ...

An old office building made famous for starring in the popular Channel 4 comedy Peep Show has been purchased by a local council. The disused offices have been turned into 73 flats and are situated ...

Hamas on Sunday called for an "escalation in the resistance" against Israel following the demolition of buildings in Jenin. The Palestinian Authority, a Hamas rival, exercises limited governance ...

China is building a new military command centre near Beijing that is 10 times the size of the Pentagon, US intelligence officials have said. Satellite images of the base, about 20 miles south-west ...