China's commerce ministry has banned North Korean nationals from setting up new businesses in the country, enforcing recent UN sanctions as Washington urges Beijing to do more to curb its ally's nuclear ambitions. The ban, effective immediately, came as Pyongyang launched three short-range...

 Iraqi forces are about to take full control of Tal Afar, Daesh (ISIS)'s stronghold in northwestern Iraq, in a swift campaign against the outnumbered, exhausted militants, an Iraqi military spokesman said Saturday. The quick collapse of Daesh in Tal Afar, a breeding ground for extremist...

Jordan has said its relations with the Syrian regime are heading in the "right direction" and looked forward to a reopening of the border crossings with its war-torn neighbor. "Our relations with the Syrian state and regime are going in the right direction," government spokesman Mohamed...

Belgian authorities on Saturday launched twin investigations into a knife attack they consider to be an act of terrorism and released more details of the suspect shot dead by soldiers in central Brussels. Federal prosecutors said that they had requested an investigating judge look into...