Damascus--Militants from the Islamic State jihadist group seized control of most of the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp in south Damascus on Wednesday, a...
Damascus--Militants from the Islamic State jihadist group seized control of most of the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp in south Damascus on Wednesday, a...
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Cairo--President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Washington's release to Egypt of F-16 jets and missiles will boost the fight against Islamist...
British opposition leader Ed Miliband HUDDERSFIELD--British opposition leader Ed Miliband on Wednesday promised a clampdown on "zero-hours contracts" and greater job security --...
Hagatna, Guam---The main Micronesian state of Chuuk declared a "disaster emergency" as Super Typhoon Maysak continued to cut a destructive path across the...
Washington---US President Barack Obama conferred with key national security advisors Tuesday about nuclear talks with Iran, amid suggestions a deal may be at...
Mexico City---The death toll from a tanker truck explosion in Mexico rose to 14 on Tuesday, almost a week after it blew up...
Brasilia, Brazil---Brazilian aviation authorities called Tuesday for national airlines to require the presence of two crew members in the cockpit at all times,...
Ana Jara Lima---Peruvian President Ollanta Humala was left scrambling to find a new cabinet chief Tuesday after Congress sacked the incumbent, Ana Jara,...
Lausanne---A senior US official said early Wednesday that there was not yet a full agreement on key points of a deal to curtail...
Lausanne---Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said early Wednesday that global powers had reached an agreement in principle on "all key aspects" of the...
London---Over 100 leaders of British companies have declared support for a Conservative-led government ahead of the May 7 general election, weighing in on...
Jeremy Zeid London---A parliamentary candidate for Britain's UK Independence Party was replaced on Tuesday after writing that Israel should "kidnap" US President Barack...
Buenos Aires---Argentina's largest cities ground to a halt Tuesday as transport unions went on strike, demanding tax cuts for low-income workers and putting...
London---Egypt and Nigeria accounted for an "alarming rise" in the number of death sentences handed out around the world in 2014, often on...
Chilpancingo---A shootout between civilian self-defense forces has left three people dead and 11 wounded in Mexico's troubled southern state of Guerrero, authorities said...
Muhammadu Buhari Abuja---Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday became Nigeria's president elect after defeating Goodluck Jonathan in the first democratic change of power ever in...
Washington---US and Cuban diplomats met in Washington on Tuesday to define an agenda for future sessions on human rights as part of the...
Lausanne---Top diplomats worked past a midnight deadline into the early hours of Wednesday seeking to agree the outlines of a nuclear deal with...
