The Indian government backtracked Saturday after slapping a 48-hour ban on two TV channels for what officials called biased coverage of New Delhi riots. A blackout of Asianet News and MediaOne was ordered on Friday but lifted after an outcry from opposition groups and protests by the...

Twenty-one people have tested positive for coronavirus aboard a cruise ship denied entry to San Francisco Bay this week after a number of passengers and crew developed flu-like symptoms on the vessel, which was linked to previously confirmed COVID-19 infections. U.S. Vice President Mike...

A new ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey took hold Friday in northwestern Syria, but after years of failed truces residents like Fadi say they are not holding their breath. The deal intends to stop a deadly Moscow-backed regime offensive since December against the country's last major...

Lebanon looks set to announce Saturday it cannot make upcoming dollar bond payments and wants to restructure $31 billion of foreign currency debt, sources said, unless a last-minute deal with creditors is found to avoid a disorderly default. Debt default would mark a new phase in a...