Prosecutors investigating widespread sexual abuse in Chile's Catholic Church announced scores of new cases on Friday, deepening a crisis that has embroiled Pope Francis. The country's chief prosecutor's office said the number of cases it was investigating had soared to 119, as more...

Turkey on Friday officially designated the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group as a "terrorist" organisation, ahead of an anticipated operation by the Syrian regime in the province of Idlib, much of which is controlled by the group. Bashar al-Assad's forces have been massing for days...

The Arab world’s biggest bourse is losing its appeal to foreigners just two months after it won inclusion in MSCI Inc.’s emerging-market index. That’s because the initial euphoria surrounding Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s economy has given way to...

The Greek-French filmmaker Costa Gavras was forced to deny rumours of his own demise on Thursday after some media were fooled by a fake ministerial Twitter account announcing he had died. Oscar-winning Gavras, who is known for his gritty political dramas, told Greek state television ERT the...