Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels began withdrawing from a village in the disputed Donbass region Saturday, one of a series of measures that could pave the way for a summit between Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. Fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed...

  Iraq's oil production and export rates remain stable, Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban said Saturday, as the country remained gripped by widespread anti-government protests. "Ghadhban pointed to the stability of production and export rates, and the extractive side was in very good...

The smells of grilled cheese and cooked corn waft over the protesters in the Lebanese capital -- with daily crowds filling the the capital's main squares, the movement has been a boon for street vendors. Ibrahim is a plasterer by trade, but when he saw crowds flocking by the tens of...

Iraqi security forces began clearing protest sites in Baghdad and across the south on Saturday, after political leaders agreed to stand by the current government by any means necessary, including force. The fractured political class appears to have rallied around embattled Prime Minister...