The U.S. State Department came under fire for allegedly endangering religious freedom in Syria at a recent hearing of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.  The Commission, created by Congress to advise the U.S. government, has held up the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led...

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake trembled Turkey's eastern province of Bingol on Sunday, according to the nation's disaster agency. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said the quake struck the Karliova district at 5.24 p.m. local time (1424GMT). In the village of Kaynarpinar, two...

New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in record numbers swept through more US states, including Florida and Texas, as most push ahead with reopening and President Donald Trump plans an indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Alabama, Florida and South Carolina reported a record number of new...

Libya’s foreign minister on Sunday urged the UN Security Council to refer mass graves discovered in the city of Tarhuna to the International Criminal Court. According to a written statement published by the Foreign Ministry on its Facebook account, Mohamed Siala sent a letter to the...