President Nicolas Maduro's adversaries are to stage a two-day national strike from Wednesday in a final push to pressure him into abandoning a weekend election for a super-congress they say will institutionalize autocracy in Venezuela. Millions participated in a 24-hour shutdown last week,...

At least 10,000 people were evacuated overnight after a new wild fire broke out in southern France, which was already battling massive blazes that have consumed swathes of forest, authorities said Wednesday. The new fire came a day after France asked for Europe's help to tackle the flames...

Venezuela's main business guild Fedecamaras demanded Tuesday that President Nicolas Maduro's government abort a controversial vote scheduled for Sunday to create a special congress capable of rewriting the country's constitution. Critics have called it a dictatorial move and U.S. President...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two Syrian refugees were killed and dozens arrested when the Lebanese army stormed Wadi al-Nakheel camps in the border town of Arsal on Tuesday, Zaman al-Wasl reporter said. The Hezbollah-controlled army has been waging fierce campaign against Syrian refugees over the...