Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz Tuesday welcomed the killing of a leading Syrian weapons scientist but declined to comment on reports his government was behind the fatal bombing. Gen. Aziz Asbar, head of a Syrian government weapons research center, was killed along with his...

A huge explosion near Italy's Bologna Airport was caused by an accident on a highway close by, according to the police. The accident happened when several cars were involved in a crash with a truck carrying flammables, according to the ANSA news agency. A massive fireball...

A car exploded in central Cairo Monday after colliding with a microbus, injuring 13 people, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. Reuters reporters heard a loud blast in the area and saw a car on the side of the road completely destroyed, with bits of twisted and punctured metal scattered...

Iran's Central Bank has allowed money exchange offices to resume work, ending a ban imposed in March amid the country's economic troubles. The bank's governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, told state TV late Sunday that "money exchangers are allowed to sell and buy foreign currencies" once...