South Korean soldiers fired 20 warning machine gun rounds Thursday, turning back North Korean soldiers apparently pursuing a comrade who had earlier dashed across the rivals' shared border, officials said. It is the fourth time this year a North Korean soldier has defected across the world's...

Qatar's emir was to tour six West African nations starting Wednesday in search of new markets, six months after Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries cut ties with the wealthy emirate. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Lulwa al-Khater told a press conference that Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad...

Violence reportedly broke out late Tuesday at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. According to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), serious clashes erupted between Arab, Afghan and Iraqi refugees. An unknown number of injured have been transferred to a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 15 civilians, including children and family members  have been killed in Russian airstrikes on the town of Maarat al-Numan in northern Idlib province late on Tuesday, local activists said. The deadly strikes hit the village of Mahershurin near Marrat...