BEIRUT — Syria’s state news agency says Syrian air defence has shot down three Israeli missiles that were targeting a military post near the capital, Damascus....
SANAA, Yemen — The killing of Yemen’s ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh by the country’s Shiite rebels as their alliance crumbled has thrown the nearly three-year civil...
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia will ban foreign interference in its politics, motivated largely by Russia’s alleged involvement in last year’s U.S. election and China’s growing influence...
SAYULITA, Mexico — Watched by tourists, activists and a helpful guard dog named Lulu, a new generation of olive ridley sea turtles plod across a short...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — La Saline slaughterhouse is a nightmarish panorama of animal blood, body parts and detritus. It’s also an essential part of the economy of...
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The final vote count in Honduras’ presidential election left the incumbent with a narrow lead Monday, while the main opposition candidate called the...
TOKYO — Some 60 percent of eligible women in Japan are reluctant to start a love relationship due to the growing burden at work, The Japan...
NEW DELHI — Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, submitted nomination papers Monday to succeed his mother as president of main opposition Congress...
CAIRO — The U.N. is voicing alarm over the spread of HIV in Egypt, where the number of new cases is growing by up to 40...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated on Sunday a newly built extension to the country’s main Arabian Sea outlet, the strategic Chabahar Port on...