Large crowds of Algerians on Friday took to the streets of the capital, where dozens were detained ahead of the latest protest two months after leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned. Demonstrators filled avenues in central Algiers chanting slogans against a push to hold presidential...

Tens of thousands of Iranians marking the annual “Quds (Jerusalem) Day” in the Islamic Republic on Friday condemned a planned Middle East peace plan touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as the “deal of the century”. State television said state-sponsored marches were being held in 950...

The United States raised the pressure on Western allies in a war of attrition over next-generation networks on Friday, saying countries that allow China’s Huawei to build their telecoms infrastructure could be cut off from crucial intelligence data. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued the...

The U.S.-led coalition said Friday it had unintentionally killed more than 1,300 civilians in airstrikes during its fight against Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria since 2014. The figure is far lower than the death tolls given by groups which have monitored the conflicts in the two countries....

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday called for Germany to take a tougher stance on Hezbollah, which the U.S. has designated a “terrorist organization.” Following a meeting with his German counterpart in Berlin as part of a five-day European tour, Pompeo said he hoped that Germany...

Iran's semi-official ILNA news agency says hackers took down the website belonging to the country's non-governmental Social Security Organization. ILNA reported Friday that the website had been down for an unspecified amount of time the previous day, but has since been restored. In...

A Palestinian stabbed two Israelis in Jerusalem on Friday, wounding one of them critically, before being shot dead by police, an Israeli police spokesman said. The attack occurred on the last Friday of the Ramadan holiday, when thousands of Muslim worshippers were expected to come to a holy...

North Korea executed its special envoy to the United States following the collapse of the second summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday. The Chosun Ilbo said Kim Hyok Chol, who laid the groundwork for the Hanoi meeting and...

Tehran accused Riyadh Friday of "sowing division" in the region to Israel's advantage, after the kingdom hosted summits of Gulf and Arab leaders to rally support against the Islamic republic. Saudi Arabia has "continued to sow division between Islamic countries and in the region, which is...

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Friday ratcheted up the rhetoric against arch-nemesis Iran, calling on Arab states to confront its "criminal" actions after attacks on oil installations sparked fears of a regional conflagration. The king's remarks came at the start of two back-to-back...

Tens of thousands of Sudanese demonstrators converged on central Khartoum on Thursday night demanding civilian rule amid increasing tensions with the country's military rulers who accused a protest encampment of threatening stability. The protest, which followed a two-day strike organised...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday said the U.S. government and Canada should work together to hold Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accountable and to expose the influence of Cuba. “We must continue to work together to hold Maduro accountable for his actions – to expose the...

Gaining a landslide victory in India’s general election, Narendra Modi Thursday has sworn in as the prime minister of the country for a second consecutive term in Delhi. Modi and his ministers took their oaths of office before President Ramnath Kovind in a ceremony attended by more than...

Six weeks after a coup d’etat in Sudan, high-profile military leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is evolving into an increasingly influential political force. The involvement of so powerful a military chief in politics could undermine efforts to create a democracy in the northeast African...

Russia expressed support for Japan’s intention to play a role in helping ease tensions between Iran and the United States, an official in Tokyo said on Thursday after a meeting of Japan and Russia’s foreign and defense ministers. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese...

Russia rebuffed as a baseless smear on Thursday a U.S. allegation that Moscow may be conducting low-level nuclear tests in violation of a moratorium. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Russia was in full compliance with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), which Moscow...

The United States will respond with military force if its interests are attacked by Iran, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook told a news conference call Thursday. Hook spoke to reporters ahead of emergency summits of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia due Thursday to discuss drone...

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday banned apps on its app store that facilitate the sale of marijuana or related products, as part of a change to its content policy. Developers only need to move their shopping cart option outside the app to comply with the new policy, a Google spokesperson...

Immediately after he turned against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the United States lifted economic     sanctions against  Manuel Cristopher, a general who served as the leftist leader’s spy chief.    But other former Venezuelan officials will find it more...

The world risks a descent into lawlessness and a new Cold War if multilateralism fails, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, calling on the European Union to take a lead role in fighting to preserve a rules-based global order. Speaking in the western German city of...