For more than three years after graduation, Karar Alaa Abdel-Wahid tried to get a stable job in the Iraqi government and in the private sector - to no avail. He once was offered a job with the Oil Ministry in his energy-rich hometown of Basra, but it came with a hefty price: he would...

Taxi drivers from all corners of Spain drove to Barcelona to join a 2-day strike that started Wednesday in protest of the growing number of cars operating under ride-hailing apps. Uber and Cabify briefly halted service, saying some of their drivers were attacked. The taxi...

Israel partially reopened its only goods crossing with the Gaza Strip Tuesday after a two-week closure prompted by border tensions and incendiary kites sparked fears of a severe fuel shortage in the blockaded Palestinian enclave. Fuel trucks began entering through the Kerem Shalom...

Twin wildfires raging through popular seaside areas near the Greek capital have torched homes, cars and forests and killed at least 49 people, authorities said Tuesday, raising the death toll after rescue crews reported finding the bodies of more than 20 people huddled together near a beach....