Benchmark US oil contract, West Texas Intermediate, was down more than four percent in Asian trading late Wednesday, as Iraq ...

The International Maritime Organization will begin an "extraordinary session" on Wednesday to discuss shipping ...

BAGHDAD, March 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - An explosion was heard in Baghdad early Wednesday, an AFP journalist said, as Iraqi ...

Sri Lanka's economy expanded 4.8 percent in the final quarter of 2025, slowing sharply after a devastating cyclone that ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has reaffirmed Bangladesh’s strong commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment, ...

Instead of distributing items for free, the organizers set a symbolic price of 5 taka, allowing beneficiaries to choose one ...

LONDON, March 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu was due to meet King Charles III on Wednesday in the ...

The 98th Academy Awards was hosted by comedian Conan O'Brien, and featured musical segments that paid tribute to the Netflix ...

TOUBA, Senegal, March 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Thousands of followers of a unique Senegalese Muslim community, the Baye Fall, worked with electric fervour on a recent morning preparing iftar meals for ...

DOHA, March 18, 2026 (AFP) - Qatar's defence ministry said it intercepted a missile attack on Wednesday as blasts were heard in Doha. "Armed forces intercepted missile attack which targeted State of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday she would discuss joint development with the United States of deep sea ...

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will visit Australia next week, raising expectations a free-trade deal can be struck after years of negotiations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday confirmed ...