At least six people were killed -- including an army officer -- in separate acts of violence throughout Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday, a security source told Anadolu Agency. An unidentified sniper opened fire on soldiers manning a security checkpoint in the city’s southern Al-Dora area,...

At least 28 people were killed and over 30 injured in clashes between Congolese security forces and an unidentified militia group, officials said late Sunday. Eight members of the security forces, 14 militiamen and six civilians were killed in Saturday’s fighting, Congolese Interior...

Governments worldwide should pass new laws to facilitate the sharing of information between themselves and the private sector in order to better combat financial crime, HSBC's top lawyer told a banking conference in Geneva on Monday. "Put simply, the way we do financial crime compliance is...

China plans to finance and build several outposts and other facilities to beef up Tajikistan's defense capabilities along its border with Afghanistan, the Tajik government said on Monday. The Central Asian nation's 1,345-km border with its southern neighbor is leaky and Dushanbe routinely...