A bitter feud between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah appeared closer to resolution Friday after Abdullah said the two men had moved forward in talks. "We have made progress in negotiations & reached tentative agreement on a range of principles. Work on...

 Two medics in protective suits jumped out of a car in a deserted street in central Ankara and hurried inside a building - one carrying medical equipment and the other, paperwork. Some 15 minutes later, they sped off to their next appointment, one of nearly 6,000 teams deployed across...

Oil slipped to around $26 a barrel on Friday as weak demand due to the coronavirus crisis and excess supply pressured the market, even as OPEC and its allies began a record output cut. The global oil benchmark, Brent crude, has collapsed 60 percent in 2020 and reached a 21-year low last...

The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus surged to 6,091, as 63 new deaths were reported over the past 24 hours, state media said on Friday. A total of 1,006 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 95,646, Iran's state broadcaster...