The United Nations called Tuesday for an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, warning that civilian casualties at the hands of both the Taliban and Afghan security forces are on the increase. The U.N. mission also expressed concern about stepped-up attacks and brutality of the...

Iran reported no new coronavirus deaths Tuesday in nearly a third of its provinces for 24 hours but said there were more than another 2,100 cases of infection nationwide. The virus spread rapidly to all 31 of Iran's provinces soon after the country's first cases - two deaths in the holy...

Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque will reopen to worshippers after the Eid holiday, a statement from its governing body said Tuesday, two months after closing due to the coronavirus. "The council decided to lift the suspension on worshippers entering the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque after the Eid...

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, accusing it of botching the global coronavirus response and of being a "puppet of China". The American leader has been locked in a bitter spat with Beijing, alleging it covered up the initial...