(Reuters)- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday warned against proposed reductions in development aid by wealthy countries struggling to cope with Europe's refugee and migration crisis, saying such cuts would be counter-productive. "With the world facing the largest...

(Reuters)- The head of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) air force on Wednesday dismissed charges that Arab coalition air power caused regular civilian casualties in Yemen's war, saying warplanes used precision weapons and raids needed multiple approvals. Amnesty International has...

A leaks scandal rocking the papacy widened on Wednesday as the Vatican put two Italian journalists under investigation and said it suspected other Holy See officials had helped two arrested for stealing documents. The latest twist in the scandal came in a statement about the two...

Syrian opposition figures and Gulf commentators dismissed Wednesday a Russian draft proposal for a process to solve the Syrian crisis, saying Moscow's aim was to keep President Bashar Assad in power and marginalize dissenting voices. A draft document obtained by Reuters on Tuesday showed Moscow...