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6.0-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines

AFP :A strong earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Sunday, though there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, the US Geological Survey and local officials said.The 6.0-magnitude quake struck the town of...

Palestinians wave flags during a big rally called by Palestinian Authority's Fatah party to protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in Jericho on June 22, 2020.

Palestinian rivals Fatah, Hamas to discuss elections

AFP :The key Palestinian factions – Fatah, which controls the West Bank, and Gaza’s Hamas Islamists – plan to meet in Cairo this week to tackle issues that could threaten long-awaited Palestinian elections.Technical, legal...

Delegates cast their vote for the election of a new interim government for Libya during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Geneva, Switzerland on February 5, 2021.

Libyans select surprise candidate for interim PM

AFP :Libyan delegates at UN-led talks outside Geneva on Friday made the surprise choice of Abdul Hamid Dbeibah as prime minister of a transitional unity government to take the war-ravaged country through to elections...