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Libyan rivals to sign ceasefire deal in Moscow Monday -- media reports

Libya's rival forces will sign a ceasefire deal in Moscow on Monday, according to media reports citing local officials. Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) Sunday agreed to a ceasefire starti

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Libya's GNA accepts ceasefire after rival Haftar

Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) Sunday agreed to a ceasefire starting from Jan. 12 at midnight (2200 GMT) in a statement, several hours after rival forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar announce

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9 killed as blast hits mosque in SW Pakistan

At least nine people including a police officer were killed and several others injured when a bomb went off inside a mosque in capital city Quetta of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Frid

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One dead, several wounded in Ottawa shooting

A shooting incident left one dead and several others wounded in the Canadian capital here Wednesday morning, the police said. The shooting happened about a kilometer away from the Canadian Parliam

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Egyptian head of tax authority arrested over bribery

Egyptian authorities arrested on Friday head of the country's tax authority over bribery charges, official Ahram newspaper reported. The Administrative Control Authority, the country's highest anti-g

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Yemen suicide car bomb kills 5 soldiers: residents, official

TwoattackersdetonatedacarbombinsouthernYemenonWednesday,killingthemselvesandfivesoldiersandinjuringseveralothers,residentsandalocalsecurityofficialsaid.Thebombi

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Egyptian terrorist leader killed in raid

EgyptiansecurityforcesshotdeadakeymemberoftheHasmmilitantgroupduringaraidonWednesday,localmediareportedcitinganInteriorMinistrystatement.Thesecurityapparatusrec

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Thousands evacuated in Sri Lanka as major flood alerts issued

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,May26(APD)-ThousandsofpeoplelivingnearriverbanksandthecoastalareaswereevacuatedacrossSriLankaonFridayashoursofheavyrainsandstrong

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64 prisoners stage mass jailbreak in southern Brazil

​At least 64 prisoners staged a jailbreak at a prison in southern Brazil on Sunday night, according to Brazilian police on Monday.