Tension between Iraq's Shiite leaders mounted Sunday as the toll from protests in central Baghdad on Saturday increased to six killed, five demonstrators loyal to the fiery cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and one policeman. At least 174 other protesters were injured in clashes that pitted police and...

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday the final goal of a Turkish incursion into Syria was not just to retake the city of al-Bab from Islamic State, but to cleanse a border region including Raqqa of the jihadists. Turkish-backed Syrian rebels are pressing a major offensive on al-Bab, 30 km...

Swiss voters Sunday approved making it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens, dismissing suggestions that the move could pose a security threat. Projections by broadcaster SRF after polls closed showed the measure easily winning by a 59-41 percent margin. Right-wing...

Yemeni security officials say inter-militia fighting has flared up at the airport in the southern coastal city of Aden, with a government-allied helicopter gunship firing on fighters in the area, killing three. They say Sunday that troops from the presidential guard who are backed by the...