Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday that overnight air strikes killed at least 50 people in the Palestinian territory, ...

French magistrates this summer issued a new arrest warrant against ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad over deadly ...

Their faces contorted with pain, relatives mourned two children killed in overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza, leaning over ...

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Parties approved to participate in Myanmar's junta-organized elections were set to start campaigning on Tuesday, two months ahead of a poll being shunned at home and abroad as a ploy to legitimize the ...

Tensions are mounting over President Ouattara's decision to run for a fourth term and a ban on opposition candidates.

Clashes have erupted between Syrian government forces and foreign fighters in Idlib, Syria. The conflict involves a camp led ...

Esther Brimmer got her start in the private sector before moving to government work, where she helped shape U.S. policy on ...

On October 24, 1945, the United Nations came into existence — a global commitment to prevent another world war and promote ...

At first glance, France’s political spectrum appears neatly divided on immigration: the left advocating for humanitarian ...

Russian state news agency Izvestia has reported two explosions at an "enterprise" in the city last night and that 12 people ...

Clashes between Syrian authorities and French jihadists entrenched in the Harem camp demonstrate the challenges the new ...