At least 197 civilians were killed in war-ravaged Syria in January, according to a monthly report released Friday by a London-based rights watchdog. In its report, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said that 57 children and 27 women had been among those killed during the first...

Thousands of Iranians packed the mausoleum of the Islamic republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Friday to launch celebrations for the 40th anniversary of its revolution. Ceremonies for the 1979 revolution started at 9:33 am (0603 GMT), the exact time that Khomeini...

President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone made multiple media appearances in Washington on Thursday, talking freely with reporters before he was set to appear in court on Friday and likely face a gag order from a judge. Charged by Special Counsel Robert Mueller with...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has ceased all assistance to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, a U.S. official said on Friday. The decision was linked to a Jan. 31 deadline set by new U.S. legislation under which foreign aid recipients would be more...