Energy-addicted Gulf states must undertake much deeper reforms or risk seeing their wealth drain away in 15 years as global demand for oil slides, the IMF warned Thursday. "At the current fiscal stance, the region's financial wealth could be depleted by 2034," the International Monetary...

Syrian regime forces were locked in clashes with jihadists and allied rebels in a key highway town in northwest Syria Thursday, a monitor said, despite Turkey warning pro-government fighters to back off. Ankara sent in reinforcements north of the town of Saraqeb overnight after Wednesday's...

A high-speed train derailed in northern Italy in the early hours of Thursday, killing its two drivers, injuring scores of people and disrupting traffic on the busy line between Milan and Bologna. The train skipped the tracks while traveling at an estimated 280 kph (175 mph), with the front...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan President  emerged optimistic from a much-anticipated meeting on Thursday aimed at thawing the icy relations between Madrid and Barcelona. “Today is a very important day for Catalonia and the entire country of Spain, it’s the day...