Russia Thursday expelled two German diplomats in what it called a standard diplomatic response to a similar move by Germany last week and said it hoped a dispute over the killing of a Georgian citizen in Berlin would not damage ties further. Berlin announced the expulsion of two German...

At least 424 people have been killed and 8,758 injured in anti-government protests in Iraq that began in early October, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). In its latest report released Wednesday, titled Demonstrations in Iraq: 2nd update, 5 November - 9...

Israelis will head to the polls for the third time in less than a year after lawmakers failed to meet a Wednesday deadline. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival Benny Gantz, the leader of the centrist Blue and White alliance, failed to form a government in...

Some 49 million voters are set to cast their votes on Thursday in what could be described as one of the most crucial polls in a generation. The election called by the Conservative government in September will be the third parliamentary election in four years and the fourth poll in the same...