Moroccan authorities said Friday the navy had rescued 21 people after a boat carrying migrants sunk in the Mediterranean, with a rights group saying 45 others had drowned in the incident. Tangiers-based association Caminando Fronteras said survivors and relatives reported "45 people...

Huge crowds gathered Friday in Algeria's capital and other cities amid heavy security for a new wave of demonstrations that could be decisive for the protest movement calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down. Wearing Algerian flags on their backs and chanting "Bouteflika,...

Iraq has begun court proceedings against 14 suspected French Daesh (ISIS) members captured by U.S.-backed forces and transferred to Iraq from Syria last month, two legal sources said. The men appeared before an investigative judge of Baghdad's anti-terrorism court on March 6 in a...

The United States, together with the European Union and Canada, Friday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian officials and businesses in response to the country's "continued aggression in Ukraine." "Today's action targets individuals and entities playing a role in Russia's...