A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it had exchanged prisoners with its Houthi opponents and also welcomed a pause in combat on the border, prompting hopes of a push to end the year-long war that has killed some 6,000 people. Riyadh's confirmation of a rare...

Turkish security forces have completed operations against Kurdish militants in the Sur district of southeast Turkey's largest city, Diyarbakir, but searches are continuing in the area, security sources said on Wednesday. Security operations targeting Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters have...

 Tunisian security forces pressed a search for extremists near the Libyan border Tuesday after a deadly raid the authorities described as an "unprecedented" assault by ISIS. Prime Minister Habib Essid said around 50 extremists were believed to have taken part in Monday's coordinated attack...

Russia's sports minister Tuesday said he hoped to see tennis star Maria Sharapova back on court after she failed a dope test at the Australian Open. "I feel sorry for Masha. I hope that we will see her back on court and we are prepared to support her," minister Vitaly Mutko told state-run TASS...