Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has selected long-time judiciary official Hamada al-Sawy as public prosecutor, judicial sources said on Thursday, the first such appointment since the constitution was amended earlier this year. Egyptians approved constitutional changes in April,...

Spanish football giants Real Madrid star Luka Modric sustained a thigh injury, the club said Thursday. "Los Blancos" (The Whites) medical team announced on official website that Modric "has been diagnosed with a muscular injury to the adductor in his right leg." Modric is under...

Yemen's Houthi rebels say they have killed the man they hold responsible for the recent assassination of their leader's brother, adding that the man was a spy for archenemy Saudi Arabia. The rebel-run authorities in the capital, Sanaa, released a statement Wednesday evening, saying their...

An Afghan official says a Taliban suicide car bomber has targeted an Afghan special forces base on the outskirts of Kabul, killing at least four troops. Fawad Aman, deputy spokesperson for the Afghan Defense Ministry also says three other soldiers were wounded in Thursday's attack in the...