Georginio Wijnaldum's early header earned Liverpool a 1-0 New Year's Eve victory over Manchester City that left Pep Guardiola's men 10 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea. The Dutch midfielder struck in the eighth minute, emphatically converting a cross from Adam Lallana, as...

There were no big New Year's celebrations for the Iraqi men, women and children who narrowly escaped the fighting in Mosul, only to wait for hours under armed guard while the fighting-age males among them were cleared of links to the Islamic State. The lucky ones would go with their families...

President Francois Hollande said he would on Monday visit French troops fighting ISIS extremists in Iraq, as he warned that the terrorist threat within France was still live. "We are not yet finished with the scourge of terrorism. We must continue to fight it abroad -- that's the reason for...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin spoke on the phone Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflict in Syria and "continued security cooperation", his office said. The talks came as the 15-member U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to back a Russian-Turkish peace...