An explosion at an Alawite mosque in Syria's third-largest city also injured 21 as authorities investigate the attack following a recent spike in violence....
The crisis in the Western Balkan country was sparked by severe difficulties in supplying fuel oil from neighbouring Greece after border blockades by protesting farmers, authorities said....
Syrian authorities said they had tried to separate two groups of protesters. Demonstrations took place in several cities in Syria after an attack on an Alawite mosque on Friday....
Iran has been gripped by demonstrations amid the country's economic crisis, with social discontent fueling open protest against the regime. Media and authorities have pinned the blame on foreign intel...
The US said the strike came at the request of the Nigerian authorities. Trump had previously threatened military action to protect Christians in Nigeria from what he described as a "genocide."...
The blast took place in the city of Maiduguri, the capital of the restive Borno state in the northeast. No group has claimed responsibility for what authorities say was a suspected bombing....
The bombing of the Mariupol Drama Theater became a symbol of Russia's three-month siege of the city. Exiled Ukrainian municipal authorities condemned inauguration of the new theater as "singing and da...
William Lawrence, a professor at American University, says France should pay reparations to Algeria for crimes committed...
Poland scrambled jets on Christmas morning after detecting a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to Polish airspace. Moscow said they made an offer to Paris over a jailed French researcher. F...
Syrian authorities announced a 13-hour curfew and said the arrest of 21 members of the Alawite community in Latakia. The city is a bastion of Syria's Alawite minority, of which former President Bashar...
A 21-year-old volunteer member of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed during protests over the Islamic Republic's worsening economic situation, authorities said Thursday. Iran's civilia...
At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said on Tuesday. Traditional i...
Hong Kong authorities will extend the operating hours of Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay checkpoints while stepping up public transport to manage cross-border passenger flow after the countdown next Wednesday....
Donald Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Hondurasâ presidential election, electoral authorities said on Wednesday, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Cent...
Canadaâs transport regulator has asked Air India to investigate an âincident of a pilot reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol and failing two breathalyser tests, a person familiar with the...
China unveiled the DF-26 at a military parade in 2015. Xinhua/Xu Suhui New Pentagon maps show the estimated ranges of China's vast missile arsenal. Missiles can reach Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, G...
Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Thursday, in what it called an âunprecedentedâ hike in the use of capital punishment. âIt is very alarmi...
Rome and Madrid rewarded by investors for cutting deficits, while France and Germany look to borrow more...
This year's figures represent a drop in migrant arrivals from North Africa to the Canary Islands, one of the world's deadliest crossings for migrants hoping to reach the EU....
A falling branch killed one person near a Swedish ski resort. Thousands of homes in Finland, Sweden and Norway were left without power....