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Wildfire wreaks havoc in California
A moving fast wildfire has destroyed hundreds of homes in the US state of California, fire officials say.

A moving fast wildfire has destroyed hundreds of homes in the US state of California, fire officials say.

Egyptian police forces accidentally open fire on a Mexican tourist convoy and kill 12 people.

Washington should be held accountable for the current refugee crisis because of its colonialist-imperialist foreign policy.

US Senator Bernie Sanders seeking Democratic nomination has expanded his lead on Hillary Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Global warming is set to pick this year and in 2016, according to experts.

Al-Qaeda calls for more lone wolf attacks on the US and other Western countries.

Russia is building a runway in Syria’s western province of Latakia and has brought hundreds of its military advisers there.

US-led sanctions against Russia are hurting Europe more than they are hurting Moscow, a writer and political analyst in Boston says.

A Russian astronaut breaks the record for the longest amount of time spent in space.

Iran's President Rouhani highlights "shared Abrahamic roots" with the Jewish community on the occasion of Rosh Hashana.

Turkey re-imposes open-ended curfew on the city of Cizre.

At least ten Saudi soldiers have been killed along with several other foreign troops in retaliatory attacks launched by Yemeni forces.

Dozens of dissident have died across prisons Egypt in August alone, says an NGO.

US sanctions against Chinese companies could prompt Beijing to cancel President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington later this month, a report says.

Germany reinstates controls at the Austrian border, temporarily exiting the EU’s Schengen system.

The speaker of Iran's parliament (Majlis) blames Riyadh for its ‘negligence’ in Mecca’s deadly crane collapse.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to further embarrass US President Barack Obama in his upcoming visit to the US, says an analyst.

A hunger striking Palestinian prisoner is denied treatment for his chronic brain disease.