The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into allegations of an assassination attempt on the Turkish president's daughter. Various Turkish media outlets, including Star and Aksam newspapers, reported Friday that an assassination...

More than 400  Turkmens  are in the hands of the Islamic State of  Iraq  and the Levant, or ISIL, says a report issued Thursday. The Iraqi Turkmen Rescue foundation, based in Baghdad, submitted the report to the Iraqi parliament’s human rights committee...

At least 47 people were killed – including three Egyptians – in three suicide bombings that rocked Libya's eastern city of Al-Qubbah on Friday, a Libyan military spokesman has said. "The death toll has risen to 47, including three Egyptians and two Sudanese nationals,"...

Jerusalem was hit by heavy snowfall on Friday, leading to the closure of public transportation, schools and universities. Schools across Jerusalem were closed after the holy city was blanketed by some 25 centimeters of snow.   Roads leading to Jerusalem were blocked while...