Iran unveiled three precision-guided missiles Tuesday, with the defense minister saying they show the country is ready to defend itself in the face of U.S. "viciousness and conspiracies." The new line-up of air-to-air missiles dubbed the "Yasin", "Balaban" and a new series of the "Ghaem"...

North Korea continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday while lashing out at the United States and South Korea for continuing military exercises. North Korea's fourth round of weapons launches in less than two...

Riot police fired tear gas at protesters in Hong Kong Monday afternoon as the financial hub was shaken by a general strike that brought parts of the city to a standstill. The latest clashes occurred in the working class district of Wong Tai Sin with police launching multiple volleys of tear...

Police in the western French city of Nantes fired teargas and water cannon at hundreds of demonstrators protesting Saturday against police violence and the unexplained death of a music festival-goer in June. The crowd gathered in the morning, with emotions clearly running high, by the banks...