Abu Walid emptied a container of pistachio shells into the top of a heater in his living room in violence-plagued northwest Syria, where millions are bracing for a harsh winter. His three children huddled around the hand-made stove, the 35-year-old adjusted the heat with a dial regulating...

Transport will remain disrupted all over the country on Thursday as pension reform strikes entered their fourth week in France, a day after the disruptions made travel difficult for those looking to spend Christmas Day with loved ones.  Christmas Day brought no respite for travellers...

Israel carried out air strikes against the Gaza Strip overnight in response to a rocket fired from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave, the army said Thursday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was at campaign event in Ashkelon north of Gaza on Wednesday evening when what the army...

A wave of internet outages was imposed in Iran Wednesday, ILNA news agency reported, a day before commemorations called for on social media for those killed in unrest last month. The cut came on the orders of security bodies, the news agency said, citing what it called an informed source at...