Invoking an emergency law, Hong Kong administration on Friday banned use of face masks in the region hit by protests, local media reported.

The Pakistan Army has cautioned India against launching of any attack on its territory and vowed a "befitting" response, amid tensions between the two nuclear rivals over Kashmir.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing visit to India will likely focus on getting concrete support from her larger neighbor on the Rohingya issue and implementation of already signed

UAE-backed separatist forces loyal to the Southern Transitional Council (STC) captured a police headquarters in the strategic island of Socotra in Yemen, an official said.

Japanese player Naomi Osaka beat Bianca Andreescu from Canada to advance to the quarter-finals of the China Open in Beijing on Friday.

In the most recent demonstrations that took Iraqi streets by storm, protestors have for the first time raised demands for the overthrow of the current government.

The United Nations on Friday called for “unity, dialogue and action” in Iraq, where dozens of demonstrators have been killed in recent days as anti-corruption protests spread across the country.

Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday called on the political bloc he leads, Sairoon, to suspend its activities in the parliament until the government responds to demands of protesters, said

KONYA, Turkey

In Turkey’s central Konya province, a group of elementary school students bartered their paintings Friday to feed stray animals.

KONYA, Turkey

In Turkey’s central Konya province, a group of elementary school students bartered their paintings Friday to feed stray animals.