Beirut residents began trying to rebuild their shattered lives Friday after the biggest blast in the Lebanese capital's history tore into the city, killing at least 154 and leaving the heavily indebted nation with another huge reconstruction bill. The search for those missing since...

Turkey's currency tumbled further Friday, hitting record lows two days in a row. The Turkish lira dropped to a historic low of 7.3677 against the dollar before recovering slightly. The lira is down about 19 percent versus the US currency since the beginning of the year. The drop is...

Syria's capital is facing a "terrible" spike in COVID-19 infections, with hospitals packed, patients scouring Facebook for advice and medics fearing the virus is spreading faster than clinics can test for it. Authorities in government-held areas have confirmed 999 cases including 48 deaths...

Global coronavirus cases exceeded the 19 million mark Thursday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University.  The number of deaths from the virus has reached 713,406, with recoveries topping 11.48 million. The US remains the worst-hit country, with over 4.88...