While New Zealand police on Saturday praised firearms owners for handing in their now illegal weapons as part of a buyback and amnesty scheme, opposition politicians and the gun owner lobby called it a failure.

Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi called off his hunger strike on Thursday after authorities accepted one of his demands and withdrew security agents from his home where he has been held since 2011...

Bangladesh Bank, country’s central bank, has ended a contract with US cyber security firm FireEye to investigate February’s online theft of $81mn

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani with King Mohamed VI of Morocco who left Doha yesterday

Saudi King Salman on Monday wrapped up a landmark five-day visit to Egypt