An Afghan official says a group of children set off an unexploded mortar round in a residential area in the eastern Nangarhar province, causing a blast that killed a woman and two children. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, says another seven children were...

Uganda security forces said they have killed two people and arrested 36 others following a raid in a mosque in a Kampala suburb. Addressing reporters Saturday afternoon, Ugandan counterterrorism police director Abas Byakagaba explained they were following what they described as a key...

New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday on the first stop of his hastily-arranged visit to the Middle East as decisions on the Iran nuclear deal and a review of the U.S. role in Syria loom large. A State Department official said the visit to Riyadh,...

Former Turkish head of state Abdullah Gul on Saturday ruled out running for the presidency in June, dousing fevered speculation he would challenge incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The polls are significant because under constitutional changes approved in an April 2017 referendum, Turkey...