A 6.8-magnitude earthquake Friday jolted eastern Turkish province of Elazig, killing 14 people, injuring 55 others, according to the initial reports, said the country's emergency response agency. The country's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) first announced the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 84 civilians, including 32 children, have been killed by the Russian-backed regime forces in ten days in northern Syria, Syria's Response Coordinators group said Friday. Five civilians, including three children killed Thursday in regime airstrikes on Idlib...

China's bid to contain a deadly new virus by placing cities of millions under quarantine is an unprecedented undertaking but it is unlikely to stop the disease spreading, experts warn. The contagious virus has already reached elsewhere in China and abroad, and even an authoritarian...

Criticize the Oscar nominations all you want, but it’s hard to carp about the documentary category. I’ve seen four of the five nominated pictures, and they are knockouts. “American Factory” is about a Chinese company imposing its methods on a workplace in Ohio; “The Edge of...