The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-9 on Thursday to approve President Donald Trump's nominee as ambassador to Israel, outspoken bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman, a staunch supporter of expanded settlements. The vote was largely along party lines, a contrast with strong...

Thousands of people have fled clashes between the Myanmar military and ethnic rebels along the border with China, a Chinese official said, as fighting threatened leader Aung San Suu Kyi's top goal of reaching peace with minorities. About 30 people were killed on Monday in the attack staged...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Thousands of Iraqi refugees continue to cross the border to reach Deir Ez Zor and Hasaka provinces. Several civilians, among them children, were killed by landmines exploding during their attempts to flee from Islamic State controlled areas towards the border with Turkey....

Almost 1,300 migrants arrived in Sicily on rescue ships over the weekend after crossing the Mediterranean, while a 16-year-old boy died on one of the ships, Italy's Coast Guard said. Italy has seen migrants arriving by boat at a record-setting pace so far this year, with far more people...