The UEFA Champions League match between Portugal's Benfica and Turkey's Besiktas in Group B ended in a 1-1 draw Tuesday at the Luz stadium in Lisbon. Benfica's early goal came from Franco Cervi in the 12th minute, who converted a loose ball after a powerful ground stroke by Eduardo Salvio...

The U.S. and Israel have concluded an agreement to increase Washington's military aid to Tel Aviv, the State Department announced Tuesday. The new Memorandum of Understanding "constitutes the single largest pledge of bilateral military assistance in U.S. history," the State Department said...

By Faris Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl)- Actor Wasim Majid starred as the lead actor in the French film Syrian which recounts in the language of high end cinema one of the stories of the thousands of the suffering of Syrian refugees crossing to Europe on a daily basis. The film approximates some of...

The median U.S. household income rose last year, its first significant annual increase since 2007, and helped push down the number of people living in poverty to 43.1 million, federal government data released on Tuesday showed. About 29 million people did not have health insurance in 2015,...

German police have arrested three Syrian men Tuesday for suspected links to Daesh and Paris attackers, the interior minister has said. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said three suspects arrested Tuesday in northern Germany were believed to have...

Nearly two million Muslim pilgrims continued Tuesday the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last major ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage.  Crowds of the pilgrims converged on the Jamrat Bridge in the tent city of Mina to perform the stoning ritual.  Pilgrims hurl seven pebbles for...

Chelsea long-serving captain John Terry has been ruled out for around 10 days with strained ligaments in his foot and will miss Friday's Premier League clash with Liverpool, the London club said on Tuesday. The 35-year-old, who has played all four of Chelsea's league games this season, left...

The UN has sent 20 humanitarian aid trucks to Syria from Turkey after the U.S.-Russia-brokered cease-fire came into effect across the country, according to security sources. Security sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, said 20 aid trucks...

Luxembourg's foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has demanded that Hungary should be excluded from the European Union for its "massive violation of EU fundamental values". In an interview with German daily Die Welt on Tuesday, Asselborn criticized Hungary's treatment of refugees as well as Prime...

At least three terrorists were killed in airstrikes carried out by Turkish jets in the country's southeast, the military announced Tuesday. The Turkish General Staff said in a statement that three terrorists were "neutralized" in a security operation in the Semdinli district of southeastern...

Saudi-led airstrikes on a water well north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa have killed 30 people, the UN human coordinator for Yemen has said.  Jamie McGoldrick said 17 people, including first responders and children, were injured in Saturday’s attack in Beit Saadan village of Arhab...

The Federal Reserve should avoid removing support for the U.S. economy too quickly, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said on Monday in comments that solidified the view the central bank would leave interest rates unchanged next week. Brainard said she wanted to see a stronger trend in U.S....

Two men rushed the "Dancing with the Stars" stage in protest against embattled U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte as he fielded comments from judges after his performance on the ABC dance competition show on Monday, according to media reports. Lochte has been embroiled in scandal after he...

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard calmed global markets with remarks that appeared to reduce the prospects of a near-term interest rate hike. The dollar, on the other hand, nursed losses against its peers after Brainard reiterated her dovish views and...

Libyan forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they had tightened their control over four major oil ports, casting a Western-backed project to unite Libya and revive oil exports into deep uncertainty. Haftar's forces met little resistance as they seized the terminals...

Syrian opposition forces have taken control of an 845 square kilometer (326 square mile) area of northern Syria as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, the Turkish military said Monday. The operation was launched on Aug. 24 to clear the Turkey-Syria border of Daesh terrorists, using Syrian...

At least 48 people have been wounded in a bomb attack that hit eastern Turkey's Van province Monday, near the governor's office and the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.  A bomb-laden vehicle exploded at 10.50 a.m. local time (0750GMT) near the police...

Dozens were killed, mostly militants, in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Monday as the country marked the start of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.  Daesh militants attacked a security headquarters in al-Rutba in western Iraq, police officer Ahmed al-Duleimi told Anadolu...

European stocks and bonds fell in a volatile market on Monday, hit by growing concerns that global central banks' commitment to the post-crisis orthodoxy of super-low interest rates and asset purchase programs may be waning. German Bund yields DE10YT=TWEB rose further above zero to as high...

Stan Wawrinka's stunning defeat of top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final on Sunday booked the Swiss his place at the ATP World Tour Finals in London at the end of the year. Australian Open and French Open winner Djokovic, Wimbledon champion Andy Murray and Wawrinka are the first...