The weapons used Friday in the hijack of a jet from Libya to Malta were replicas according to the result of an initial forensic examination, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on his Twitter feed. The hijackers, armed with a grenade and pistols, forced the airliner to land in Malta...

Cristiano Ronaldo expressed his anguish over the plight of children in war-shattered Syria and made a donation to help fund emergency supplies in Aleppo. The Real Madrid and Portugal star's "generous donation" will fund food, clothing and medical care for families in Aleppo and across Syria,...

The U.N. Security Council Friday rejected a U.S.-drafted resolution on imposing an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan, now in its fourth year of war. The measure garnered only seven votes in favor in the 15-member council, while eight countries including Russia, China and Japan...

The hijackers of a Libyan plane that landed in Malta earlier on Friday have left the aircraft and surrendered after releasing all the passengers and crew, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said. "Hijackers surrendered, searched and taken in custody," Muscat tweeted....