Beijing vowed Friday to uphold the Paris climate accord after the United States withdrew from the pact, saying it was a "responsibility shouldered by China as a responsible major country". "We think the Paris accord reflects the widest agreement of the international community with regards to...

A car that exploded in a mainly Shiite Muslim city in eastern Saudi Arabia killing its two occupants was carrying munitions, the interior ministry said Friday. The Thursday evening blast was the latest incident in Qatif, which has seen criminal violence as well as protests among the...

At least two people were killed when a car exploded in Saudi Arabia's eastern city of Qatif on Thursday, Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya television reported. It said initial reports indicated the victims were "fugitives", a term that suggested people being sought by the kingdom's security services....

About 10,000 civilians have fled to a camp just north of ISIS' bastion of Raqqa with hundreds more arriving each day as the battle for the city nears, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday. Residents are escaping Raqqa under cover of night as U.S.-backed forces close in, taking...