PARIS (AP) — Organizers of next year's Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and “egalitarian” access to events, thanks to an online system meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to stadiums and arenas for as little as $26. As the month-long opening round...

The World Bank said Friday that Syria sustained an estimated $5.1 billion in damages in last month's massive earthquake that struck southeast Turkey and northern parts of the war-torn country. The quake killed at least 50,000 people, including about 6,000 in Syria, according to the United...

Oil prices fell further on Friday as inflationary concerns and global demand uncertainty weighed on prices. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $84.52 per barrel at 09.55 a.m. local time (0655 GMT), down 0.27% from the closing price of $84.75 a barrel in the previous trading...

The UN chief was speaking to journalists following a visit to the Jeddah Rehabilitation Centre in northern Iraq, where he met returnees from the notorious Al-Hol camp, whose residents are mainly women and children under 12.  “Iraq is demonstrating with enormous commitment that...