The presidents of Turkey and Russia formally launched the TurkStream pipeline Wednesday which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, part of Moscow's efforts to reduce shipments via Ukraine. The pipeline project, stretching 930 km (580 miles) across the Black Sea,...

- At least 56 people were killed in a stampede as tens of thousands of mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on Tuesday, forcing his burial to be delayed by several hours, state media said. General Qassem Soleimani’s burial began in...

Four leading European powers Tuesday condemned Turkey's involvement in the Libyan crisis following emergency talks in Brussels after Ankara sent troops to support the UN-backed Tripoli government. The foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and Italy called for a halt to fighting and...

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido was sworn in for another term as speaker of parliament on Tuesday after a tense stand-off with the armed forces who initially prevented him from entering Congress. Guaido leads the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro, who is blamed for an acute...