Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Monday slammed a proposed U.N. resolution demanding a temporary ceasefire in Aleppo as a "provocative step." "Taking into account all aspects and the current development of the situation, the draft resolution coming against the backdrop of the...

Oil prices fell by one percent on Monday as a higher U.S. rig count unsettled markets amid nagging concern that output cuts, planned as part of concerted action between producer club OPEC and Russia, might not be as big as initially anticipated. International Brent crude futures LCOc1 were...

The United Nations appealed Monday for a record $22.2 billion (20.9 billion euros) to provide aid in 2017 to surging numbers of people hit by conflicts and disasters around the world. The work of humanitarians "is more necessary and courageous than ever," U.N. humanitarian aid chief Stephen...

A massive fire swept through a four-star hotel in the southern port city of Karachi Monday, killing at least 11 people, officials said. More than 50 people suffered injuries in the early morning blaze, which started in the hotel kitchen, police officer Tauqeer Naeem said. The exact cause...