ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nearly 300  Nigerian schoolchildren  were released more than two weeks after they were seized in the northwestern state of Kaduna and marched into the forests, officials said Sunday. At least 1,400 students  have been kidnapped from Nigerian schools...

MOSCOW (AP) — Family and friends of those still missing after an attack that killed over 130 people at a suburban Moscow concert hall waited for news of their loved ones as Russia observed a day of national mourning on Sunday. Events at cultural institutions were cancelled, flags were...

Israeli authorities barred Palestinians from the West Bank from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for the second consecutive Friday of the Muslims’ holy month of Ramadan. A large number of Israeli soldiers and police are deployed throughout the city to restrict Muslim...

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held talks on Thursday with Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak to discuss a UN roadmap to end the civil war in Yemen. The discussions also dwelt on efforts to support peace talks between Yemen’s warring rivals to help restore...