Iran's aviation authority said it would not hand over to Americans the recovered black boxes of a Boeing 737 that crashed Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew. "We will not give the black boxes to the manufacturer (Boeing) and the Americans," Iran Civil Aviation Organisation head...

Iraq's President Barham Saleh Wednesday condemned Iran's missile strikes on Iraqi bases where US and other foreign troops are based, saying he feared "dangerous developments" in the region. "We condemn the Iranian missile bombing that hit military installations on Iraqi territory and renew...

Pedro Sanchez was sworn in as prime minister Wednesday, becoming head of Spain's first coalition government since the return of democracy in the 1970s. He took the oath before King Felipe VI a day after being narrowly confirmed as premier in parliament and will take office as head of a...

Keeping Lebanon without a government is "increasingly irresponsible" given developments in the region and the country, the senior UN official said Wednesday. "Given the situation and developments in the country and the region it is increasingly irresponsible to keep Lebanon without an...