U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed how to respond to the killing last month of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, a White House official said Sunday. The conversation took place during a Saturday dinner with heads of state gathered in Paris...

At least 61 combatants have been killed in clashes in Yemen's flashpoint Hodeida, medics and a military source said Sunday, and dozens of wounded taken to hospitals outside the city. Medics in the Red Sea city reported 43 Houthi rebels and nine loyalists killed in clashes over the past 24...

Turkish president on Saturday said 15-member hit squad, who arrived at Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, “certainly knows” who killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Speaking to journalists before his flight to France, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “These 18 people or...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump chatted for a while on Saturday during a dinner hosted by the French leader. Erdogan arrived in Paris on Saturday at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron to attend the Armistice Day...

Three men authorities say set up a booby trap on a walking and bike path in Portland, Oregon, that injured a female cyclist have been taken into custody. KOIN-TV reports that 23-year-old Justin J. Jones, 27-year-old Antonio R. Tolman-Duran and 21-year-old Dakota E. Murphy were arrested...

Two people were found dead and scores of houses from the celebrity mansions of Malibu to the mobile homes of seniors in the suburbs burned in a pair of wildfires that stretched across more than 100 square miles of Southern California, authorities said Saturday. The two bodies were found...

Turkey's president said Saturday that at least seven soldiers were killed and 25 others wounded in an explosion at an ammunition depot at a base in the southeast. The Defense Ministry previously said Friday that 25 soldiers were wounded and seven others were missing following an...

The information minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government says his counterpart in the rebel administration has fled the country and defected to neighboring Saudi Arabia. Moammar al-Iryani said Saturday that his rebel counterpart, Abdel-Salam Ali Gaber, arrived in Saudi...

Flash floods after heavy rains in Kuwait killed one man Saturday and damaged roads, bridges and homes, officials said, as several oil firms and ministries announced a state of emergency. The health ministry said the man, aged 30, was swept away by the flooding as he tried to rescue his...

A Palestinian man shot in clashes with Israeli forces in October has died of his wounds, the health ministry in the occupied West Bank said Saturday. Mohammad Shreyteh, 28, had been shot in the head during the clashes that took place on Oct. 26 in the West Bank. At the time,...

Airstrikes by Turkish warplanes have "neutralized" 15 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in northern Iraq, the military said on Twitter Saturday, destroying hideouts and armories belonging to the group. The Turkish army uses the phrase to neutralize when it has killed, captured or...

Pro-government forces fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken the main hospital in the strategic Red Sea port city of Hodeida, government military officials said Saturday. The May 22 Hospital lies in the east of the rebel-held city, a key aid conduit that is the target of...

Libya's key political players are set to meet global leaders in Italy next week, in the latest bid by major powers to kick-start a long-stalled political process and trigger elections. A summit in Paris in May had seen the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and eastern...

Official media reports say that the death toll from flash floods unleashed by heavy rains in Jordan has risen to 11, and that searches for missing people continue. Saturday's reports came a day after floods struck in several areas of Jordan, including Petra, an ancient trading hub...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that U.S. sanctions announced last week have had no effect on Iran's economy, because Washington had already practically reimposed them earlier. "The sanctions have had no impact on our economy, because America had already used all the...

Dissident Chinese author Ma Jian hit out at threats to freedom of speech Saturday saying it was the "basis of civilisation" after a struggle to find a venue to host his talks at Hong Kong's literary festival. The venue battle fuelled growing concerns that semi-autonomous Hong Kong's...

Russian foreign minister on Friday said he was "unpleasantly surprised" by Austria's recent arrest of a suspect in espionage in favour of Russia. Austria had to contact Russia officially for their concerns regarding possible threats to its national security, Sergey Lavrov said at a news...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday denying migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally the ability to seek asylum in America. The move is in reaction to the caravans of migrants headed north to the southern border of the U.S., who planned to seek asylum once...

An Istanbul conference under the aegis of Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman Friday called for concrete measures to end the war in her native Yemen and an international court to judge those charged with crimes during the conflict. The conference, which was organized by Karman's foundation,...

The Northern Irish party that props up Prime Minister Theresa May's government Friday cast her Brexit negotiation as a betrayal and cautioned it could not support a deal that divided the United Kingdom. The warning underscores the travails that May faces in getting any Brexit divorce...