The House of Representatives has voted to require Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to determine whether U.S. military or intelligence personnel violated the law in interrogations of detainees in Yemen. By voice vote, the House on Thursday adopted the measure as part of the 2019 defense...

Saudi air defenses late Thursday night intercepted a “ballistic missile” fired into Saudi territory by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group, according to Saudi media reports. The missile was fired toward Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Najran province, the Al-Ekhbariya television channel...

Syrian regime media said a military airport near Homs city had come under missile attack which was repelled by its air defense systems Thursday. "One of our military airports in the central region was exposed to a hostile missile attack, and our air defense systems confronted the attack...

Pope Francis warned Italian bishops this week to vet carefully applicants to the priesthood and reject anyone they suspected might be homosexual, local media reported Thursday. "Keep an eye on the admissions to seminaries, keep your eyes open," the pope was quoted as saying by newspaper...