A senior U.S. official says the United Arab Emirates paid money to tribal leaders in Yemen to rout al-Qaeda from its strongholds. Wednesday's remarks followed an Associated Press investigation outlining how Emirati forces cut secret deals with the militants to get them to abandon...

As women line up to run for U.S. political office at historic rates, state legislatures - where some of America's most critical policy decisions get made - could see a slew of new female lawmakers after November's vote, according to a Reuters analysis of election data. In Michigan, for...

Yemeni officials and witnesses say heavy fighting between pro-government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the north and around the Red Sea port of Hudaida has killed at least 18 civilians. They said Wednesday that forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition have been trying to seize the...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed bilateral ties and the situation in Syria during a phone call on Wednesday, a presidential source said. Erdogan and Merkel pledged determination to strengthen bilateral ties and discussed their planned...