Metalworkers and engineers went on strike on Tuesday demanding 12% pay hike.
UAE doctors have reported a surge in the number of patients with stomach ailments since the beginning of Ramadan.
China tells Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters to "undo the knots in their minds"
Hurricane Arthur expected to be at least a Category 2 Hurricane.
Kidnapped truck drivers en route to Turkish border to be handed over to Turkish authorities..
Ugandan police warn of specific threat to attack Ugandan airport today by unknown terror group
Algeria striker Islam Slimani reveals team to give second round winnings to occupied territory
Russian fast food chain offering Czar cheeseburger to open branch in Crimea capital.
National Hurricane Centre confirms Arthur has strengthened ahead of hitting US east coast.
Gazprom said gas flows to Europe steady on Thursday.
The Brazilian government has made contact with an Indian tribe in the Amazon forest near the border with Peru, for the first time in 20 years.
Five people treated at Manhattan hospital with minor injuries as iconic bridge's decorative facade falls off.
Libyan rebels return Ras Lanuf and Es Sider oil terminals to government after year-long standoff.
Nikkei reports at least 10 of those abducted during 1970s and 80s are still in North Korea.
Robert Renning from Minnesota, turned Superman to save a driver from the burning vehicle
The enhanced measures come amidst concerns that al-Qaeda operatives have developed undetectable bombs.
Entire country deeply affected by murder of teens Eyal Yifrah, Gil-ad Shaar and Naftali Frenkel.
Conservationist group TRAFFIC says number of ivory products on sale in Bangkok trebled in 2013
Abu Mohammad al-Maqdessi denounces Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
Second part of emergency call made by Israeli teenager Gilad Shaar after he was abducted leaked online
A look at Egypt one year after the coup against Mohammed Morsi.
Former British Prime Minister to advise former head of the armed forces in controversial move
Controversial monk leader of 969 movement fuelled rumours that led to sectarian violence.
Burger giant beefs up LGBTQ credentials with the 'Proud Whopper'.
'Bimbo with a bow' launches support group following worldwide backlash over hunting pictures.
Fighting in eastern Ukraine rages as foreign ministers resume talks to end the conflict.
Indian BJP local minister says women should not wear bikinis on public beaches.
Disabled runner who moved rooms to avoid Pistorius' temper claims he 'cherishes' the memories.
Italian navy rescues 566 migrants off Sicily's southern coast but 45 are found dead in boat hold.
Report also finds Pistorius is not a psychopath and does not have narcissistic disorder.