Putin warns of spillover from Afghanistan fighting
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned that violence in Afghanistan could spill over into ex-Soviet Central Asia, a day after the US announced...
Global stocks rise but oil, Fed keep investors nervous
Stocks rose in Europe and Asia on Tuesday, though volatile oil prices kept investors cautious before a widely anticipated increase in U.S. interest rates...
2 million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage
Pilgrims from around the world have begun moving from the tent city of Mina to the holy site of Kaaba in Saudi Arabia for...
Microsoft readies Windows 10 update, answers critics
Microsoft has a birthday present for Windows 10 users: more capabilities for its Cortana digital assistant and new ways to ditch passwords.
The company is...
The Latest: Russia says it downed drone near base in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
11:50 p.m.
The Russian military says it has downed an unidentified drone approaching a...
ISIS fighters hit with 50% paycut due to airstrikes
The Islamic State (ISIS) militant group has been forced to cut its fighters' pay by up to 50 percent because U.S.-led air strikes have...
Turkish interior ministry reinstates 155,350 passports
Turkey's interior ministry revoked the cancellation of 155,350 passports following the end of two-year-old state of emergency, the ministry said on Wednesday.
The passports were...
Saudi fiscal reserves slide to 4-year low on weak oil
Saudi Arabia's fiscal reserves dropped to a four-year low last year as the government sought to finance a budget deficit caused by plunging oil...
Pakistani murderer of Indonesian couple put to death
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed a Pakistani convicted of murdering an Indonesian couple.
The interior ministry said Amal Jan Hajji had been found guilty of...
Heavy rain in Saudi Arabia causes 3 deaths and flight delays
At least three people died and flights were delayed during heavy rain that fell on Saudi Arabia Tuesday, officials said as the desert nation...
