The wife of the leader of a hunger strike by hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has written to Pope Francis calling on him to intervene "before it is too late". Fadwa Barghouti, wife of Palestinian leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, has called on the pope to...

Gunfire sounded in a flashpoint Saudi Arabian town Wednesday as authorities moved on a neighborhood slated for redevelopment, residents said. The Shiite town of Awamiya, on the Gulf coast, has seen repeated security incidents in recent years. Pictures purportedly from the scene...

Ousted FIFA Ethics investigator Cornel Borbely said Wednesday his committee were looking into "several hundred" cases of possible wrongdoing, some involving senior officials. FIFA's ruling council decided Tuesday not to renew the mandate of Borbely and chief ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- PKK Syria's branch, the PYD militia, has killed two brothers during a raid on an Arab village in the area of Abu Rasin in Hasaka on Tuesday , residents said .  They were killed following PYD raids to find an Arab fighter who deserted the People’s Protection...