Students and schoolchildren hit the streets of Baghdad and southern Iraq Monday to join escalating calls for the government to quit, defying the education minister, legal threats and even their parents. "No school, no classes, until the regime collapses!" protestors shouted in...

Afghanistan welcomed the killing of Daesh (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a major blow to terrorism that is expected to weaken the South Asian branch of the Middle Eastern militant group. The emergence of an Afghan affiliate of Daesh emerged in recent years created another enemy...

Max Verstappen had mixed emotions Sunday after a stirring drive from the back of the field to finish sixth at the Mexican Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was stripped of pole position on Saturday when he was penalised for ignoring yellow flags and, after starting fourth on the grid, he...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a fresh push on Monday for an early election as EU leaders prepare to back yet another Brexit delay, just days before the departure deadline. Johnson was forced to abandon his promise to leave the European Union on October 31, after MPs...