The United Nations human rights office called on Tuesday for an independent investigation into the death of Egypt’s former President Mohamed Mursi, saying it should encompass all aspects of his treatment during nearly six years in custody. Egypt’s Islamist ex-president was buried in a...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday signaled the end of a controversial extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed after some of the most violent protests since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. In a closely watched press conference, Lam apologized...

Iran said Tuesday it has dismantled a new espionage network linked to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and arrested a number of spies. "Following clues in the American intelligence services, we recently found the new recruits Americans had hired and dismantled a new network," state news...

Thousands joined in prayer in Istanbul Tuesday for former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi who died a day earlier after collapsing during a Cairo court session. The prayer called by Turkey's religious authority Diyanet took place in the city's Fatih mosque. Turkey was one of Morsi's key...