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The United Nations on Sunday reported armed groups close to a key town in South Sudan amid battles between supporters…

US Secretary of State John Kerry will make a New Year's Day trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories aiming…

At least 18 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a suicide bomber blew herself up in a train…

Marjeyoun (Lebanon) (AFP) - The Israeli military fired a barrage of shells into southern Lebanon in retaliation after two Katyusha-style rockets…

Bahrain police have arrested Ali Salman, head of the main Shia opposition bloc Al-Wefaq that has spearheaded protests against the…

Saudi police on Saturday pulled over a woman minutes after she got behind the wheel in the Red Sea city…

Bangladesh's opposition accused authorities of placing their leader under virtual house arrest Thursday as tens of thousands of troops were…

 Thousands of Christians are killed every year because of their faith and the persecution is becoming more widespread, Catholic observers…

Two Taliban rockets landed inside the US embassy compound in Kabul early on Wednesday, causing no casualties but underlining Afghanistan's…

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has warned warring factions in South Sudan that reports of crimes against humanity will be…