Southern separatists seized two Yemeni government military bases near the southern port of Aden early Tuesday, triggering fresh clashes between nominal allies that have complicated U.N. peace efforts, residents and officials said. The separatists and the government are both part of the Arab...

A South African photojournalist being held captive in Darkoush, Syria made a desperate appeal to the South African government and international community late Monday to help secure his release from gunmen who are demanding $1.5 million in ransom.  Shiraaz Mohamed, who was kidnapped in...

The number of people wounded in multiple bomb blasts in the Afghan city of Jalalabad has risen to 123, officials said Tuesday, a day after 14 bombs exploded in public squares, markets and outside restaurants in the eastern city. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attacks...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she hoped a peaceful weekend anti-government protest was the start of an effort to restore peace and that dialogue with peaceful protesters would provide a "way out" for the Chinese-ruled city. Hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied...