French President Francois Hollande told the authors of a book just published that "France has a problem with Islam", comments that risk dividing his party before next year's presidential election. Hollande made the remarks to the two authors of "A President Shouldn't Say That...." in...

Heavy air strikes on rebel-held areas in the city of Aleppo killed 25 people on Wednesday, most of them at a market, a rescue service said, as the Syrian regime and Russia pursued their joint offensive to capture the whole city. Syrian and Russian military officials could not immediately be...

Forces loyal to Yemen's exiled government clashed with Houthi fighters over a strategic town close to the border with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a sign a new front may be opening in the 19-month-old civil war. Officials from the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabu...

A Palestinian military court slapped a military officer Wednesday with a one-year jail term for criticizing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ participation at the funeral of former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres last month, according to the officer's lawyer. "Lieutenant-Colonel...