UN gathers Libya war crimes evidence, calls for ICC action
All sides in Libya have committed war crimes and other human rights abuses in the past two years and those responsible should face investigation...
Turkey offers more help for migrants, makes more demands on EU
Turkey offered the European Union greater help on Monday to stem a flood of migrants into Europe but demanded more money, faster accession talks...
Syria's al-Moualem to head government delegation at peace talks
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem will head a government delegation at peace talks with the country's opposition later this week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister...
Paris museums shut as River Seine reaches peak
Paris' world-famous Louvre and Musee d'Orsay museums shut on Friday to rush valuable artworks out of their basements, as the rain-swollen River Seine reached...
After stinging Athens, Turkey’s Erdogan woos crowds in northern Greece
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gave out toy cars and dolls to children on the final leg of a visit to Greece on Friday, a...
ISIS sets off 2 car bombs near Libya's oil fields
Libya's local ISIS affiliate says it has detonated two car bombs at a checkpoint near the country's oil fields and clashed with fighters allied with...
Kerry and Netanyahu call for end to incitement amid violence
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Thursday for an immediate end to incitement blamed for a recent...
Over 400 detained for posting “false and provocative” news in Turkey
Officials said Monday that Turkey has detained 402 people in the past 42 days for allegedly sharing “false and provocative” social media postings concerning...
Saudi Arabia to allow full foreign ownership in retail
Saudi Arabia will ease restrictions on foreign investors to let them own 100 percent of retail and wholesale businesses, the government said on Sunday...
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...
