Turkey's defense minister on Friday pledged to wage a campaign against a U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia, sharpening focus on a potential conflict the United States has sought to prevent. The comments from Hulusi Akar, on an unannounced visit to inspect troops stationed near the...

A car bomb blast killed at least one person and injured more than a dozen the Iraqi town of Al-Qaim on the Syrian border on Friday, a statement from Iraq's military said. The military said one person was killed, and 16 people were injured. A local senior police source put the number...

Israeli forces have continued conducting raids in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, triggering clashes with local Palestinians. On Thursday evening, the fifth consecutive day of raids, dozens of soldiers and at least eight military vehicles raided Ramallah’s Al-Masyoon...

Britain’s Andy Murray announced on Friday that "daily pain" might keep him from Wimbledon this year, and floated the possibility of retiring from tennis. Three-time Grand Slam winner Murray told a news conference that his hip pain is becoming "unbearable," and the Australia Open may...