Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a planned "safe zone" in northern Syria could host 2-3 million Syrian refugees that have settled in Turkey and Europe after eight years of war at home. Addressing academics in Ankara, Erdogan also repeated that Ankara would act on its...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday Tehran did not want conflict in the region and accused the United States and the Arab coalition of starting a war in Yemen, according to Iranian news agencies. "We don't want conflict in the region ... Who started the conflict? Not the Yemenis....

 Gunmen and at least one suicide bomber attacked a Government building in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, wounding nine people including a child and a woman, officials said. Attackers detonated explosives outside the building, used for the distribution of electronic identity cards,...

Gambling-mad Hong Kong has cancelled a horse racing event just hours before its start over fears anti-government protesters might disrupt a race featuring a mount part-owned by a controversial pro-Beijing lawmaker. Frequently violent demonstrations featuring hundreds of thousands of...