Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi will pick a regulator and members of a new media council under a law passed Monday, giving the body the power to fine or suspend publications and broadcasters and give or revoke licences for foreign media. The law, approved by parliament and signed...

At least five Daesh members were captured alive in an operation carried out Monday by the Iraqi army’s 16th division and Nineveh Guards Force, according to an officer in the Iraqi army. Iraqi army’s Brig. Gen. Mahmoud Saad Zubeiri told Anadolu Agency that "a joint fighting force of...

Chile's government set to work on Monday repairing roads and restoring electricity to southern regions affected by a major earthquake that struck on Christmas Day, frightening thousands but resulting in no fatalities or major damage. The quake, a magnitude 7.6 centered off Chiloe Island...

The number of evacuees from Aleppo, Syria to the opposition-held city of Idlib over the last three weeks has reached 44,000 as a result of Turkey's intense diplomatic efforts, Turkey’s presidential spokesman said Monday. "Currently, every step is being taken to provide basic humanitarian...