Afghan security forces have retaken a southern district from the Taliban as part of a drive to weaken the insurgents' hold on Helmand province and push them back from around its capital, Lashkar Gah, officials said on Monday. A two-day offensive launched on Saturday saw security forces take...

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday began hearings that will decide the future of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is fighting for his job and contesting a damning corruption report by an investigative panel. The Supreme Court is expected to either put Sharif on trial on corruption charges,...

Their husbands, sons and brothers are dead, but the women and children Islamic State militants left behind will live to pay the price for their actions. As Islamic State's days of ruling over vast swathes of Iraq come to an end, questions are emerging about what to do with their families....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The committee assigned to negotiate on behalf of the Syrian resistance controlled cities and towns of the eastern region of Qalamoun reached a “tentative agreement” with the al-Assad regime forces at a meeting held Sunday evening under the auspices of Russia....