Israel said on Sunday it would not remove metal detectors whose installation outside a major Jerusalem mosque has triggered the bloodiest clashes with the Palestinians in years, but could eventually reduce their use. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security Cabinet on Sunday...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed Monday to press on with his controversial drug war that has claimed thousands of lives, as he outlined his vision of an "eye-for-an-eye" justice system. Duterte devoted large chunks of his annual State of the Nation Address to pushing his...

At least 24 people have been killed and 42 wounded after a Taliban car bomb struck a bus carrying government employees in western Kabul Monday, officials said, the latest attack to strike the Afghan capital. "The car bomb hit a bus carrying employees of the ministry of mines during rush...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A former Al-Qaeda affiliate took control of the northern city of Idlib on Sunday two days after agreeing to end fighting with moderate Ahrar al-Sham Islamist group, a monitor said. "Ahrar al-Sham withdrew from the city of Idlib which is now under the control of...