A wife of an adviser to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was shot and killed at her home, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported Tuesday. The report said Mitra Najafi – the second wife of Mohammad Ali Najafi, a former reformist mayor of Tehran and a Rouhani confidant – was killed...

The Syrian state-run media said Israel carried out a missile attack that caused casualties on Monday, in what Israel's army said was a retaliatory strike. "An Israeli missile targeted Tel al-Shaar in Quneitra," the Syrian news agency said, adding a "military vehicle was targeted and there...

A Libyan official and residents say heavy clashes are slowly nearing the center of Libya's capital, Tripoli, as forces loyal to the military commander Khalifa Haftar battle to seize power. Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army launched an offensive last month to take Tripoli from...

Oil prices were mixed on Monday, with U.S. crude under pressure from Sino-American trade tensions, while Brent prices were supported by OPEC’s supply cuts. Front-month U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $58.43 per barrel at 0700 GMT, down 20 cents, or 0.3%, from...