Four soldiers have been killed in the Sinai Peninsula as part of an ongoing military operation against militants in the restive region, according to the Egyptian military on Monday. A military statement said 36 militants were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in the...

Israeli forces have rounded up 15 Palestinians in overnight raids across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military on Monday. The individuals were arrested for "suspected involvement in popular terrorist activities," the army said in a statement without giving...

On March 19, 2003, U.S.-led forces invaded oil-rich Iraq to topple the Saddam Hussein regime on claims of links to al-Qaeda terrorist group and possession of weapons of mass destruction. Washington based its rationale for the invasion, which was a response to the 9/11 attacks, that it...

Vladimir Putin headed to an overwhelming win in Russia’s presidential election Sunday, adding six years in the Kremlin for the man who has led the world’s largest country for all of the 21st century.  The vote was tainted by widespread reports of ballot-box stuffing and forced...

U.S. President Donald Trump will host Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in Washington Tuesday, giving the president a receptive audience to denounce rival Iran and a chance to take stock of significant changes the prince is engineering in the kingdom. Ten months after the last face-to-face meeting...

Tunisian police used tear gas Sunday to disperse dozens of protesters demanding jobs and development in a mining town in the center of the country, an AFP correspondent said. “Work, freedom, national dignity,” protesters chanted in Mdhilla, demanding that a portion of revenues produced from...

SYDNEY: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at length about her country's troubled western state of Rakhine at a Sydney conference Sunday and appealed to Southeast Asian neighbors for help, Australia's prime minister said. "We discussed the situation in Rakhine state at considerable...

NEW YORK (AFP) -  Boosted by surging output, the United States is becoming a significant exporter of crude oil, a shift that is remaking American infrastructure and altering the global petroleum market. Now pumping more than 10 million barrels per day, the US has become the second...

WASHINGTON (AFP) -  The Federal Reserve this week will fire the opening salvo in a series of interest rate hikes this year, hoping to get out in front of an expected pickup in inflation. The first rate hike of the year is overwhelmingly predicted by futures markets, analysts and...

An Israeli was stabbed and wounded in Jerusalem's Old City Sunday and an Israeli television station said the suspected attacker was shot dead. The report on Channel 10 television said Turkish identity papers were found on the body of the alleged assailant. Israel's Magen David...

MOSCOW (AFP)- From frustration with corruption and poverty to Moscow's showdown with the West, Russians shared their concerns as they voted in Sunday's presidential election that is set to extend President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin term to 2024. "I am for Putin. There is no alternative...

A senior North Korean diplomat left for Finland on Sunday for talks with former U.S. and South Korean officials, Yonhap News Agency reported, amid a series of diplomatic encounters ahead of a possible U.S.-North Korean summit. North Korea is pursuing its nuclear and missile programs in...

Israeli forces operating on the Gaza border Sunday foiled an attempt by the Hamas movement to rebuild an attack tunnel, the Israeli military said. "Using precise intelligence and new technology, the Israel Defense Forces thwarted an attempt by Hamas to renew an old terror tunnel near...

(AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and one injured after a shooting at a Southern California mall. The Ventura County sheriff’s department says on Twitter that Saturday’s incident has been contained and there’s no threat to the public. The county fire department says...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Mohamed Salah was "on his way" to being mentioned in the same breath as Lionel Messi after he scored four goals against Watford on Saturday. Salah is now the leading goalscorer in Europe's top five leagues - overtaking Barcelona's Messi and Tottenham...

Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday delivered her response to the expulsion of 23 British diplomats by the Russian government. Speaking at the annual Conservative Party’s spring conference, May said: “In light of their [Russia’s] previous behavior, we anticipated a response of this...

Mohamed Salah fired his way to more Liverpool history by surpassing Fernando Torres' record for the most competitive goals in a debut season for the Merseyside club. The prolific Egypt international scored twice in the first half against Watford on Saturday, and added two more after the...

Israel's military targeted a Hamas observation post Saturday after an explosive device detonated near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, the military said. The explosion occurred in the northern Gaza Strip near Israel's border fence, the army said in a statement, with no...

German authorities said three people were arrested in the northern city of Hannover when Kurdish demonstrators protesting Turkish military attacks in northern Syria clashed with police Saturday. The dpa news agency reported that some of the estimated 11,000 protesters threw plastic...

 North Korea's foreign minister and his Swedish counterpart concluded Saturday three days of discussions focused on reaching a peaceful solution to the nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula. "The foreign ministers discussed opportunities and challenges for continued diplomatic...