French train and metro drivers withheld labour for the 19th straight day Monday in a standoff with the government over pension reform, casting a pall over Christmas plans with many unable to reach loved ones. Talks between the government and unions last week failed to find middle ground,...

Schools in Iran's Tehran province have been ordered shut until Friday due to severe air pollution, authorities announced, extending their closure to a full week. Tehran city was cloaked by thick toxic smog for a third successive day on Monday that blanketed out landmarks like Milad Tower...

The death toll from storms that have battered Spain, Portugal and France rose to nine on Sunday as the region braced for more violent winds and heavy rain. Storms Elsa and Fabien have flooded rivers, brought down power lines, uprooted trees and disrupted rail and air travel across the...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- A group of Al-Hamza Division, key unit in the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, has tortured a telecommunication engineer refused to unlock smart phones 'confiscated' from the residents of Ras al-Ayn town, source told Zaman al-Wasl. The owner of mobiles...