The president of the International Criminal Court's member assembly said Friday he regretted an announcement by the Philippines that it intends to withdraw from the court. O-Gon Kwon of South Korea encouraged the country to remain a member and "engage in dialogue" rather than...

Manchester City will face Liverpool in an all-English Champions League quarter-final while Juventus play holders Real Madrid in a repeat of last year's final. Surprise qualifiers Sevilla will take on Bayern Munich and Barcelona were paired with AS Roma in the draw in Nyon on Friday.

The anti-Daesh coalition on Thursday says a U.S. military helicopter carrying seven American troops crashed in western Iraq. "Rescue teams are responding to the scene of the downed aircraft at this time," Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR) said in a...

Atletico Madrid from Spain claimed a ticket for the UEFA Europa League quarter finals after beating Russian opponents Lokomotiv Moscow 5-1 in Europa League Round of 16 second leg on Thursday evening. Hosted by Lokomotiv Moscow, Atletico Madrid took the lead in the 16th minute of the...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday spoke over the phone to discuss bilateral and Turkey-EU relations, and regional issues, according to diplomatic sources. During the conversation, Erdogan congratulated Merkel for being re-elected to a fourth...

President Donald Trump said Thursday "it certainly looks like" Moscow is to blame for the poisoning of a defected Russian spy and his daughter on British soil. Trump said after speaking with British Prime Minister Theresa May "it looks like" her government's assessment is correct....

France has issued an arrest warrant for the sister of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on suspicion of ordering her bodyguard to beat up a worker at her Paris apartment, sources close to the case told AFP Thursday. The arrest warrant which names Princess Hassa bint Salman using a...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud has said if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow suit - just days before he arrives in Washington for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. In an interview with CBS television, parts of which were released Thursday, the...

GENEVA (Reuters)- The U.N. human rights office said Thursday that dozens of people were tortured by Mexican authorities and forces in connection with the government's investigation into the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, and it called for a full inquiry. "The findings of the report...

MOSCOW (Reuters)- Moscow considers Britain's stance in the conflict over the poisoning of a former spy in southern England as "irresponsible" and is preparing to retaliate over London's measures against it, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. British Prime Minister Theresa...

  With less than two weeks before elections, Egypt's president says he's prepared to personally join security forces battling Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula. The outcome of the March 26-28 election is a foregone conclusion, with general-turned-president Abdel-Fattah...

ANKARA (Reuters)- Iranian oil minister Bijan Zanganeh said OPEC was unlikely to change before the end of the year a deal among oil producers to reduce output, Iran's English language Press TV reported Thursday. "Russians can pull out of the deal as they have made no commitment to OPEC...

PARIS (Reuters)- France said Thursday it agreed with Britain that Russia was behind a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy in England, President Emmanuel Macron's office said in a statement. "Since the beginning of the week, the United Kingdom has kept France closely informed of the...

The U.S. believes that the humanitarian situation in Gaza requires immediate attention, the White House said Tuesday. "The situation in Gaza must be solved for humanitarian reasons and for ensuring the security of Egypt and Israel," it said in a written statement following a conference...

 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's firing is reverberating across a Middle East where Iran fears his replacement will fight to end the 2015 nuclear deal, a hope of Gulf Arab states as Palestinians worry about a further-emboldened nationalist Israeli government. Also at play is the...

NEW YORK (AFP)- Ford announced Wednesday a North American recall of 1.38 million Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans to address loose steering wheel bolts that could lead to the steering wheel detaching. In the cars being recalled, the steering wheel "may not maintain torque, allowing...

TEHRAN: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's sacking shows that Washington is set on quitting the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, Iran's deputy foreign minister said Wednesday. "The United States is determined to leave the nuclear deal, and changes at the State...

STRASBOURG, France: A European Parliament delegation said Wednesday it has been conducting secret talks with North Korea over the last three years to try to persuade Pyongyang to negotiate an end to its nuclear program. The group led by British MEP Nirj Deva has met senior North Korean...

PARIS: Barely six months after Paris was picked to host the 2024 Olympics and more than six years before those Games are scheduled to open, French budgetary watchdogs are warning of cost overruns. To prevent what one French economist, Wladimir Andreff, called "the curse of the...

LONDON (Reuters)- Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats in response to a nerve toxin attack on a Russian former double agent in southern England, Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday, adding it was the biggest single expulsion in over 30 years. May said Britain would also...