Two bombs targeting a train in the restive western Pakistani province of Baluchistan killed at least four people on Friday and wounded 16, officials said. The bombs hit the Jaffer Express which runs between the provincial capital, Quetta, and Rawalpindi, next to the capital, Islamabad, said...

Turkish EU Minister Omer Celik said Friday that while ridding the border area of Daesh, Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield has also been securing Europe’s and NATO’s borders as well. Speaking at a joint press conference with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Ankara, Celik...

The UN has warned again that the expected military offensive in Iraq's Mosul city may create a massive displacement of people. Speaking at a press conference at the UN headquarters in Geneva on Friday, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi said: "If there is a...

President Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of 102 prisoners, adding to a tally that already surpassed the previous 11 presidents combined. Like those that preceded it, the latest tranche is comprised mainly of drug offenders. White House Counsel Neil Eggleston wrote in a...