The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to renew a bill that sanctions Iran and a separate piece of legislation that imposes new ones against supporters of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Both bills backed were overwhelmingly approved by the by the Foreign Affairs...

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu predicted Wednesday that Lionel Messi would not only extend his contract with the Catalan club but also end his playing days there too. Speaking at the launch of a 55 million euros ($59 million) a year shirt sponsorship deal Bartomeu told journalists...

(The Guardian)- Jet fighters and helicopters bombing east Aleppo hit a children’s hospital and a blood bank on Wednesday, as medics and patients sheltered in the basement waiting for the hours-long assault to end. An ambulance driver and at least two children were among at least 20...

A commuter tram that derailed in south London killing seven passengers was travelling at more than three times the speed limit, investigators said Wednesday. Dozens more were injured when the early morning tram came off the rails on Nov. 9 as it approached a sharp curve near a junction....