South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus was critical of his side after they defeated Argentina 34-21 in their Rugby Championship opener at Kings Park stadium in Durban on Saturday. Erasmus said his team were far from where they needed to be and rated only 25 minutes of the game as "satisfactory"...

Israel has rejected a report by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlining options for strengthening the protection of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories. Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon said in a statement late Friday that "the only protection the Palestinian people...

Iran's navy has mounted a locally built advanced defensive weapons system on one of its warships for the first time, the Iranian navy chief was quoted as saying Saturday, as tensions mount with the U.S. military in the Gulf. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed earlier this month it held...

Agence France Presse CAIRO: Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has signed off on a law tightening controls over the internet in the country, the official gazette said Saturday. The legislation on "cybercrime" allows authorities, through a judge, to order the blocking of websites that...