Pakistan and the Taliban on Thursday agreed on the need for “earliest resumption” of stalled Afghan peace talks with the U.S. in a bid to end the 18-year-long conflict in Afghanistan, according to a Pakistani Foreign Ministry statement. The agreement came during a meeting between the...

North Korea announced Thursday that its missile test the previous day involved a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). Pyongyang's state-run KCNA news agency claimed the successful launch "ushered in a new phase in containing the outside forces' threat." "The...

The internet was down across most of Iraq Thursday, the third day of protests called for on social media, with a monitor saying "intentional restrictions" by major providers caused the near-blackout. Iraqis protesting in the capital and southern cities have struggled to communicate with...

 Facebook Wednesday was dealt a major blow in the EU's top court, which ruled that national courts in Europe can order online platforms to remove defamatory content worldwide. In a closely watched judgment, the European Court of Justice said EU law "does not preclude" courts from...