At least nine civilians were “mistakenly” killed on Tuesday and another 11 wounded in an air raid by the Saudi-led coalition in western Yemen’s Hudaydah province, a local military source said. The coalition’s fighter jets struck a bus carrying displaced people near a checkpoint for...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The global chemical weapons watchdog plans to vote Wednesday on whether it should have authority to apportion blame for attacks, an idea arising from frictions between Britain and its key Western allies on one side and Russia and Syria on the other. The British...

Iran has detained a journalist who served as an adviser to a prominent opposition leader under house arrest. The semi-official ISNA news agency quoted the Tehran prosecutor as saying that Hengameh Shaidi was "on the run" for months before she was arrested on Kish Island. The prosecutor,...

Ethiopia's prime minister greeted an Eritrean delegation Tuesday at the start of the first high-level visit in nearly two decades that has raised hopes of ending one of Africa's most intractable military stand-offs. Olympic athletes, singers, actors and religious leaders were also at...

Congolese security forces and militia have committed atrocities amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including killing and raping women and children, U.N. human rights investigators said Tuesday. In a report denouncing "a serious problem of impunity", the independent...

(AP) — The United Nations implored member countries Monday to fill a critical funding gap that the Trump administration created by sharply cutting the U.S. contribution to a program that helps Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. The U.N. held a conference to raise money for...

France said Tuesday that "a European solution seems to be emerging" for the humanitarian ship Lifeline, stranded at sea with 234 migrants on board, and it may be allowed to dock in Malta. "As I speak, a European solution seems to be emerging: (it) would be a docking in Malta," French...

Uncertainty over Brexit has halved new investment in the British car industry as Prime Minister Theresa May's government current plans for trade after Britain leaves the EU are unrealistic, the biggest car manufacturing lobby said Tuesday. Public announcements of fresh investments into...

An injury-time penalty from Karim Ansarifard secured Iran a 1-1 draw with Portugal in Saransk on Monday but was not enough to prevent the European champions reaching the last 16 of the World Cup as Group B runners-up. After Ansarifard struck, Vahid Amiri then hit the side-netting in the...

A goal from Iago Aspas in second-half stoppage time earned Spain a dramatic 2-2 draw against Morocco and top spot in World Cup Group B on Monday night at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad. It was far from convincing from La Roja, but enough to earn them first place in the group...

President Donald Trump is hosting Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House. The president and first lady Melania Trump greeted Abdullah and his wife, Queen Rania, on Monday afternoon. The couples will be meeting in the Oval Office before Trump, Abdullah and their aides sit down for...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Sudan's appeal of $314.7 million in damages awarded in a lawsuit seeking compensation for American sailors injured in 2000 in the deadly Al-Qaeda bombing of the Navy destroyer USS Cole in a Yemeni port. The damages were levied by default...

A Tunisian shepherd has died from wounds sustained when he was attacked over the weekend by extremists in the country's mountainous center, the defense ministry said Monday. Mohamed Griri was "attacked by a group of terrorists" on Saturday while grazing his sheep in a closed military...

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election triumph in a phone call, after saying the result showed the Turkish leader's "great political authority" and mass support. On the call Putin and Erdogan confirmed their...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday called for calm after 86 people were killed in an attack by suspected nomadic herders against farming communities in the restive centre of the country. The grim discovery in the Barikin Ladi area of Plateau state came after days of violence...

The main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a weekend presidential election said Monday he accepted results handing victory to the Turkish strongman in the first round. "I accept these election results," said Muharrem Ince of the Republican People's Party (CHP) who came second...

Asian markets fell Monday as fears of a global trade war continue to dog investors, with Donald Trump threatening fresh tariffs on European cars and reports he is considering curbs on Chinese investment the US. There was little sign of relief after equities suffered a pummelling last...

Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday were healthy, the head of the High Electoral Board (YSK) said on Monday, after unofficial results showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the alliance of his ruling AK Party winning both votes. Speaking to reporters in...

Libyan coastguards picked up 948 African migrants on inflatable boats in several operations and also recovered 10 bodies on Sunday, officials and a witness at a naval base said. The operations brings the number, since last week, of mainly African migrants trying to head to Italy but...

Iranian fans have spent several overnight hours surrounding the hotel where Portugal's national team is based, making loud noises in an attempt to disrupt their opponents' sleep before a decisive World Cup match later Monday. Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was filmed by Portuguese TV RTP...