Terror attack in northern Somalia killed a prominent Muslim cleric and his 17 followers, police said on Monday. Ahmet Awale, of Galkayo police, said that an armed attack targeted the residence of the religious leader -- which was also used as a Sufi shrine. According to initial...

U.S. Republican Senator Mike Lee on Sunday said he "disagrees" with President Donald Trump's dismissal of CIA assessment that Saudi crown prince ordered murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Lee was speaking in an interview on NBC News in response to Trump’s Thursday remarks that the CIA "did not...

A U.S. federal judge Sunday denied a motion by George Papadopoulos, a former aide for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, seeking to postpone his sentence pending a separate case he hoped would lead to his conviction being overturned. Papadopoulos will report to jail on Monday to...

Democrats intend to probe U.S. President Donald Trump's financial ties to determine whether they are the "hidden hand" driving U.S. foreign policy on Russia and Saudi Arabia, the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday. Adam Schiff, currently the ranking...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on late Saturday that the migrants in the southern border of the country will not be allowed in until their claims are individually approved in court. "We only will allow those who come into our Country legally. Other than that our very strong policy is...

While Jamal Khashoggi was a complex man, to his daughters, he was simply known as "Dad". In an opinion piece published Friday in The Washington Post, Noha Khashoggi and Razan Jamal Khashoggi shared memories of their father. For the sisters, life growing up included visits to countless...

Myanmar's plan to repatriate Rohingya who fled the country from persecution fails to address the country's mistreatment of the Muslim minority, The New York Times said. In an opinion piece, the Time's editorial board said the Rohingya should be able to return to their homes in Myanmar,...

The European Union will open a delegation in the central Asian republic of Turkmenistan, the bloc said on Friday.  The new delegation, set to open next year, will operate in the capital Ashgabat, said the EU’s European External Action Service (EEAS) in a statement. ...

A former militia leader from the Central African Republic known as "Colonel Rambo" was tortured in detention before his transfer to The Hague on war crimes charges, his lawyer said Friday. The arrest of Alfred Yekatom, who made his first appearance at the International Criminal Court...

An explosion rocked a mosque on an Afghan army base during Friday prayers, killing at least nine people, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the war-torn country. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which follows a wave of deadly attacks across...

Finland announced late Thursday it will block new arms export licenses to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, citing the murder of a Saudi journalist and the countries' role in Yemen's humanitarian crisis. The suspension mirrors earlier decisions by Denmark, Norway and Germany to halt arms sales...

Japanese prosecutors are likely to build a new criminal case against ousted Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn for understating his remuneration by 3 billion yen ($27.0 million) over three years from fiscal 2015, the Asahi newspaper reported on Friday. Ghosn and former Nissan...

Daesh (ISIS) claimed responsibility for five attacks in an area it calls the "State of West Africa" which it said had resulted in 118 casualties in the last week. In a video posted late on Thursday, the militant group did not specify the number of people killed in attacks between Nov....

The head of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog has called on North Korea to allow inspectors back in to monitor its nuclear program. Speaking at a board meeting Thursday in Vienna of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Director General Yukiya Amano noted that Pyongyang had in September...

Deaths from an outbreak this year of Lassa fever across 22 states in Nigeria are nearing 150, the country's center for disease control said on Thursday.  “Since the outbreaks, there have been 143 deaths in confirmed cases and 17 probable cases. The rate of fatality cases is...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman left Thursday on a visit to "brotherly Arab countries," state media reported, his first official trip abroad since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The crown prince will visit a "number of" Arab states at the request of his father, King...

France said Thursday it had imposed sanctions, including travel bans, on 18 Saudi citizens linked to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and said more could follow depending on results of an investigation. The foreign ministry did not name the individuals but said in a...

A bomb targeting Haqqani network militants in their hideout in Pakistan’s tribal areas bordering Afghanistan killed three people on Thursday, including two militants, a security official and a militant source said. No group claimed responsibility for the blast. The Haqqani...

Washington Post publisher and chief executive Fred Ryan on Wednesday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision not to punish Saudi Arabia for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.  “A clear and dangerous message has been sent to tyrants around the world: Flash enough...

Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi was barred from media appearances after criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump in late 2016, according to the State Department. In its most recent report on Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, the department said Khashoggi moved to the U.S. in...