The chairman of Britain's House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said Saturday that it would be “extremely unwise” to seek a military solution to free an oil tanker seized by Iran. "If it has been taken to Bandar Abbas then that's an important Iranian military port, and I think any...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces launched major aerial offensive on the northwestern town of Khan Sheikhoun, carrying out more than 13 raids, senior Civil Defense worker said Saturday.   The regime's fighter jets and helicopters have used barrel and cluster bombs that left...

Hong Kong’s extradition bill demonstrations have mutated into a much bigger and more complex animal, ripping open old wounds and expanding a political fight as the city battens down for a summer of protests. The demonstrations pop up almost daily, often with little notice, as activists...

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely used global alarm after the virus threatened to spread to a major city and into neighbouring countries. Despite a highly effective vaccine and a swift...