Schools in Iran's Tehran province have been ordered shut until Friday due to severe air pollution, authorities announced, extending their closure to a full week. Tehran city was cloaked by thick toxic smog for a third successive day on Monday that blanketed out landmarks like Milad Tower...

Three people were injured Monday in a rocket attack by forces aligned with eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar east of Tripoli, the UN-recognized government said.    One of those injured was in a critical condition in the attack that targeted residential neighborhoods in the...

Algeria's powerful military chief died unexpectedly Monday, according to government media reports, leaving his country gripped by political uncertainty after 10 months of pro-democracy protests. Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah died Monday morning in the military hospital of Algiers after a heart...

China Monday hit back at the US for criticising its blocking of a UN Security Council resolution over civilian aid, accusing Washington of "politicising humanitarian issues." On Saturday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described as "shameful" Russia and China blocking the UN resolution,...