Investigators examining the black boxes from the Ukrainian jet accidentally shot down by Iran have recovered its cockpit voice data, France's BEA accident investigation bureau said. Iranian forces say they brought down the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) jet, a Boeing 737, on...

The chance discovery of lines carved into the boulders of an ancient tomb in what is now the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights could offer new insight into an enigmatic culture that thrived thousands of years ago. Between yellow weeds and shaded by eucalyptus trees, huge dark basalt boulders...

President Vladimir Putin named a new acting governor to head Russia's Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk Monday after the previous regional head was arrested on murder charges, sparking a wave of protests. At least 10,000 people demonstrated in Khabarovsk Saturday to demand Moscow release...

Iraqi Kurdish authorities Monday denied handing over to Turkey the niece of an influential Syrian Kurdish official wanted by Ankara, as claimed by her family. The interior ministry in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region dismissed the accusation from the family of Dalia Mahmoud...