While noisy protests rage on Iraq's streets, in the backrooms of power political leaders are quietly hashing out ways to keep their posts and the huge financial rewards they bring. The demonstrations rocking the capital and Shiite-majority south since early October are the biggest...

Bolivia's Congress approved a bill Saturday that opens the door to new elections without ex-president Evo Morales, as the caretaker government met with protesters to end weeks of unrest. At least 32 people have been killed in violence that erupted after a disputed election on October 20,...

A record number of Hong Kong people turned out to vote Sunday in district elections viewed as a barometer of support for city leader Carrie Lam, who has been besieged by nearly six months of often violent anti-government protests. Brutal attacks on election candidates in recent weeks have...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- In an effort to improve oil and gas production in Kurdish-held areas, the US-led Syrian Democratic Forces is building a new power plant south of the Jbeissa oil and gas field in northeastern Hasaka province. A source provided Zaman al-Wasl with aerial photographs of the...