Indonesian police shot dead an attacker during a firefight at a government office Monday after a small bomb was set off in a public park. No one apart from the attacker was hurt in the incident in the major city of Bandung on Java island, which police said was linked to a "terrorist...

Russia hopes the Syrian opposition will form a joint delegation for the Geneva peace talks, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Monday, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. The agency also quoted Bogdanov as saying that Kurdish representatives should also take part in the...

A film about Syria's White Helmets – rescuers who risk their lives to help save civilians caught in the country's devastating war – took home the Oscar for best documentary short on Sunday. The Netflix-produced film, called simply "The White Helmets," was directed by Orlando von...

Acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo-ahn officially ended hopes Monday of extending the country's presidential scandal investigation beyond the end of its current 70-day term on Feb. 28. Special prosecutors had asked for 30 more days to conclude unfinished business, including a plan to...