Asian investors moved warily Tuesday as they look ahead to a crucial week for two of the world's top economies as Britain outlines its plans for leaving the EU and Donald Trump is sworn in as U.S. president. Britain's pound edged up but remains stuck near three-decade lows against the dollar...

A visit to a Russian aircraft carrier by Libya's Khalifa Haftar has given the eastern–based commander a symbolic boost while also signaling Moscow's interest in a greater role in the region following its intervention in Syria. Haftar is a figurehead for east Libyan factions who harbors...

Kazakhstan is fully ready to hold talks on Syria in its capital Astana on Jan. 23, Russia's RIA news agency reported Tuesday, citing the Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov. Russia, Syrian President Bashar Assad's most powerful ally, pushed for peace talks in Astana after Assad's...

U.N. experts monitoring sanctions against Sudan say the 13-year conflict in the Darfur region is now limited to the Jebel Marra area following the government's successful counter-insurgency strategy against two rebel groups. The experts said in a report to the U.N. Security Council...