If the United States wants Iran to offer concessions that go beyond the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal, Washington must offer incentives that also exceed those in the deal, an adviser to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday. The comments were a rare indication from Tehran that it...

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Monday that 55,000 former Daesh (ISIS) fighters, including foreigners, and their families detained in Syria and Iraq should face fair prosecution or be freed. States "must assume responsibility for their nationals" and should not inflict...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Saudi Arabia for talks on coordinating with the close ally amid mounting tensions with Iran. Pompeo is expected to meet in the Red Sea city of Jeddah with King Salman and the powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, before flying for...

A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other civilians Sunday, a Riyadh-led coalition said, in a new escalation following a series of strikes on the site. The attack on Abha airport, which the coalition said left a...

Lewis Hamilton extended his championship lead and continued his relentless run of success when he scorched to an emphatic victory ahead of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas at the French Grand Prix Sunday. The defending five-time champion repeated his pole-to-flag triumph of 2018 with a...

In a blow to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an opposition candidate declared victory in the Istanbul mayor's race for a second time Sunday after the government-backed candidate conceded defeat in a high-stakes repeat election. Thank you, Istanbul," former businessman Ekrem...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Sunday he was confident a peace conference this week in Bahrain would fail. "We are certain that the workshop in Manama will not be successful," Abbas, who is boycotting the US-led conference focussed on the Palestinian economy, told journalists....

Sudan's protest movement accepted an Ethiopian roadmap for a civilian-led transitional government, a spokesman said Sunday, after a months-long standoff with the country's military rulers. Ethiopia has led diplomatic efforts to bring the protest and military leaders back to the negotiating...

The opposition candidate in the controversial replay of Istanbul's mayoral election was headed for a comfortable victory Sunday, dealing a blow to the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan's candidate, Binali Yildirim, conceded defeat as initial results showed his opponent...

Any conflict in the Gulf region may spread uncontrollably and threaten the lives of U.S. troops, a senior Iranian military commander said Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose further sanctions on the Islamic Republic. While flagging more sanctions, Trump had also...

The Arab League Sunday reaffirmed a pledge to pay $100 million a month to the Palestinian Authority, a day after Washington unveiled its Middle East peace plan. Arab finance ministers meeting in Cairo renewed a promise first made in April to boost "the Palestinian Authority's budget with a...

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted a map Sunday showing a border incident with a "spy drone" encroaching its airspace in late May. Days after Iran shot down another U.S. drone it said had entered its territory, Zarif said the U.S.-made MQ9 Reaper - also widely used for...

An Israeli Cabinet minister and ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu questioned Sunday a key component of the Trump administration's new Mideast peace plan. Tzachi Hanegbi, minister for regional cooperation, said that the U.S. proposal for a land link between the West Bank and Gaza...

Sri Lanka's President Sunday called for sweeping reforms to the country's constitution that he introduced in 2015 to be rolled back, saying they are responsible for political instability. Maithripala Sirisena said the 19th amendment to the constitution - which notably transferred some of...

Iran is feeling the effects of existing U.S. sanctions as President Donald Trump prepares to impose more of them from Monday, his National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday during a visit to Israel. While flagging further sanctions, Trump also said on Saturday he wanted to make a...

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that it is essential to avoid “any form of escalation” in the Gulf as tensions continue to rise following the shooting down of an unmanned U.S. drone this week by Iran. “The world cannot afford a major confrontation the Gulf,” Guterres...

Palestinians don’t need the Bahrain meeting to build their country, they need peace, Palestinian Finance Minister Shukri Bishara said Sunday. “We don’t need the Bahrain meeting to build our country, we need peace, and the sequence of [the plan] — economic revival followed by peace is...

A Sudanese court Sunday ordered authorities to end a nationwide internet blockade imposed by the ruling generals after a deadly crackdown on protesters earlier this month, a lawyer said. Crowds of protesters were violently dispersed on June 3 by men in military fatigues, who stormed a...

India hit out Sunday at a US report saying religious intolerance was growing under its right-wing government, setting off a new spat ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. An annual report on international religious freedom released by Pompeo on Friday said Hindu-groups had...

 At least two senior Ethiopian officials were killed during an attempt by an army general to seize power in Ethiopia's northern state of Amhara, state television reported on Sunday. Speaking on state television late on Saturday, Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy announced there had been an...