A record number of Hong Kong people turned out to vote Sunday in district elections viewed as a barometer of support for city leader Carrie Lam, who has been besieged by nearly six months of often violent anti-government protests. Brutal attacks on election candidates in recent weeks have...

Security forces opened fire on protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya late Saturday, killing at least three people, police and medical sources said. Protesters had gathered on three key bridges in the city, and security forces used live ammunition and tear gas canisters to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- In an effort to improve oil and gas production in Kurdish-held areas, the US-led Syrian Democratic Forces is building a new power plant south of the Jbeissa oil and gas field in northeastern Hasaka province. A source provided Zaman al-Wasl with aerial photographs of the...

Liverpool continue to look like Premier League champions in waiting as they combined grit and good fortune to secure a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The victory, secured by Roberto Firmino's 85th-minute winner, made it 30 league games unbeaten for Jurgen...