Jordan called Tuesday on Libya's internationally recognized government to facilitate the release of three Jordanian nationals abducted by a militia last year. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi spoke with his Libyan counterpart Mohammad Tahir Syala about the "case of three Jordanians abducted in...

European Parliament opens a new session on Tuesday with newly elected British MEPs still in their ranks and three Catalan separatists blocked by Madrid from taking their seats. The 751-seat parliament -- based in Strasbourg, France -- is more fragmented than ever after a vote in May that...

China on Tuesday rebuked Donald Trump for "gross interference" in Hong Kong's affairs after the US president said protesters who stormed the city's legislature wanted democracy for the financial hub. Trump weighed in on the protests in Hong Kong on Monday, saying the demonstrators are...

While Libya’s oil lies at the heart of three months of fighting over Tripoli and years of power struggles before that, water is becoming a far bigger concern for its people. Interruptions to water supplies are common after eight years of near-anarchy since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted, but a...