The killing of three soldiers on border duty in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa was not due to a terrorist attack, Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday.  "It is apparent that it is a case of mental breakdown. Whatever it is, those who...

(Reuters) - Benchmark Brent crude slipped on Tuesday to its lowest in five years, dropping below $66 a barrel after plunging more than 4 percent the day before on worries of a swelling supply glut. Oil prices are likely to remain around $65 a barrel for the next six or...

(Reuters) - Israel's parliament voted on Monday to dissolve itself in preparation for an early general election on March 17, after a crisis set in motion by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dismissal of two ministers. The parliament's vote of 93 to 0 formalized a decision to...

BEIRUT, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A bomb went off in the Lebanese town of Arsal near the border with Syria on Monday, damaging a car, a Lebanese security official said. Lebanese television stations reported that one man had been wounded by the bomb. Lebanese TV...