French President Emmanuel Macron said that three of the European Union's top positions should be decided at a meeting of EU leaders Sunday, with a decision on the next head of the European Central Bank likely to be taken at a later date. "It's important for me that we are able to emerge...

Shops and restaurants began to reopen in Sudan’s capital Wednesday after demonstrators called off a nationwide civil disobedience campaign and agreed to new talks, though many residents remained indoors after last week’s deadly crackdown. The apparent breakthrough in the standoff...

Palestinian worshippers clashed with Israeli police at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site on Sunday as an Israeli holiday coincided with the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Muslim worshippers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound were angered over Jewish visits to the site holy...

Precariously perched 50 metres up an electricity pylon providing power to Libya's capital, Mohamad Dahman attempts to fix damage caused by fighting -- but hastily descends when a rocket explodes nearby. "We're used to working under bombing," he says. "Our repair teams have been at high...