World trade will grow by 2.8 percent this year and could fall back further by a U.S. interest rate rise, China’s economic slowdown or Europe’s refugee crisis, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday. The forecast, revised down from a 3.3 percent forecast made in April, means 2015 will be...

Russia said it launched air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin secured his parliament's unanimous backing to intervene to prop up the Kremlin's closest Middle East ally. Moscow gave Washington just an hour's notice of the strikes,...

Britain will countenance Syrian President Bashar al-Assad staying in power for a transitional period but he cannot remain in charge long-term, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday. "What America is saying, which I agree with, is that you need a transition but what's clear about...

 Iran's president said Sunday that Syrian leader Bashar Assad must remain in power to fight extremist groups like ISIS and must not be weakened, putting him at odds with the United States and key nations who insist Assad must go in order to achieve peace. Hassan Rouhani told a meeting...