Confusion over the status of Iran’s religious police is growing as state media cast doubt on reports the force had been shut downCAIRO -- Confusion over the status of Iran’s religious police grew as state media cast doubt on reports...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has driven a vehicle across a bridge to Crimea that was damaged by a truck bomb attack in OctoberMOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to boost Russian morale Monday by driving a vehicle...
A top Russian environmental official said Monday that the thousands of dead seals that washed up on Russia’s Caspian Sea coast likely died from oxygen deprivationMOSCOW -- A top Russian environmental official said Monday that the...
Britain’s opposition Labour Party says it will replace Parliament’s unelected upper house with an elected chamber if it wins governmentLONDON -- Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Monday pledged to scrap Parliament’s unelected...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other current and previous top officials have paid their respects to former leader Jiang Zemin, who died last week at age 96BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and other current and previous top...
Global arms sales have grown by nearly 2%, chiefly because of the war in UkraineSTOCKHOLM -- Global arms sales increased by nearly 2% in 2021, the seventh consecutive year of increases, an international arms sales watchdog noted Monday....
Palestinian health officials say a 22-year-old Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli fire during a military raid in the occupied West BankJERUSALEM -- Palestinian health officials said a Palestinian man was killed by Israeli fire...
The death toll from the tragic flash flood that swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg has risen from nine to 14JOHANNESBURG -- The death toll from the tragic flash flood that swept away...
Large parts Ukraine have been plunged into darkness amid rolling blackouts following Russian attacks on its energy grid.KYIV, Ukraine -- At one school in Kyiv, students and teachers are continuing to go to class, even in the dark,...
India's foreign minister has signaled that his country will continue to buy oil from Russia, even as Western governments press Moscow with a price cap on its oil exportsNEW DELHI -- India will prioritize its own energy needs and...
The trial of 10 men accused over the 2016 suicide bombings at Brussels airport and a subway station in the city has started in earnest under high securityBRUSSELS -- More than six years after the deadliest peacetime attack on Belgian...
Sudan’s ruling generals and the main pro-democracy group have signed a framework deal until elections but key dissenters have stayed out of the agreementKHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan’s ruling generals and the main pro-democracy group...
Throughout the war in Ukraine, Russian authorities have been accused of deporting Ukrainian children to Russia or Russian-held territories to raise them as their ownKHERSON, Ukraine -- Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February,...
Germany and Norway are urging NATO to set up a center tasked with protecting undersea infrastructure such as gas pipelines and telecommunication cablesBERLIN -- NATO's secretary-general on Thursday welcomed a recommendation by...
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired about 130 suspected artillery rounds into the water near their western and eastern sea borders, the latest military action contributing to worsening relations between the neighborsSEOUL,...
The war in Ukraine has put the European Union’s expansion at the top of the agenda as officials from the Western Balkans and EU leaders prepare to meet TuesdayTIRANA, Albania -- The war in Ukraine has put the European Union's...
Western countries on Monday began imposing a $60-per-barrel price cap and ban on some types of Russian oil, part of new measures aimed at stepping up pressure against Moscow over its war on UkraineKYIV, Ukraine -- Western countries...
Women in Iran will still be required to wear the hijab under Islamic Republic law, even if the country's government decides to abolish the religious police.Women in Iran will still be required to wear the hijab under Islamic Republic...
An Iranian lawmaker has said that Iran’s government was “paying attention to the people’s real demands” a day after a top official suggested that the country’s unpopular morality police has been shut down following months...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looked relaxed and shared a joke with journalists as the African National Congress party’s national working committee is discussing his political fateJOHANNESBURG -- South African President...
Rescue officials say at least nine people have died and eight others are still missing in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a church congregation who were gathered along the Jukskei RiverJOHANNESBURG -- At least...
