Vladimir Putin on Monday was sworn in as Russian president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, marking the official commencement of his fourth term in this position. "Consider my duty and the meaning of my life to do everything for the prosperity and well-being of Russia", Putin told...

Air France's share price dived Monday after its CEO quit and the French government warned that the country's flagship carrier might collapse. A new strike Monday over wage demands, meanwhile, prompted the cancellation of about 15 percent of Air France flights worldwide. The number of...

 Daesh (ISIS) Monday claimed responsibility for the assassination of a candidate in Iraq's parliamentary election just days ahead of the polls. Faruq Zarzur al-Juburi, a candidate loyal to Vice President Ayad Allawi, was shot dead by gunmen outside his home near Mosul, the former...

Egypt is holding political prisoners in "prolonged and indefinite solitary confinement" that amounts to "torture," an international rights group said Monday. In a new report, Amnesty International said dozens of detained human rights activists, journalists and members of the opposition...