Russia  hosted talks involving the Syrian government and some opposition figures on Monday, but the main opposition group stayed away and little progress was expected towards ending the Middle East country's conflict. Delegates said they expected the four-day meeting to focus on...

(Reuters) - Southern  Yemen i militias backed by warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked Houthi fighters across several provinces in south Yemen on Monday, driving the Shi'ite rebel forces from some of their positions, witnesses and militia sources said. The...

  The representative of Iraq's regional Kurdish government to the U.S. said Monday that Kurdish forces fighting Daesh are being deprived of sufficient military aid from Baghdad and the U.S. coalition.   "Peshmerga, although valiant, heroic and committed to fight ISIS,...

(Reuters) - Oil futures climbed more than $1 a barrel on Monday, after Saudi Arabia raised its prices for crude sales to Asia for the second month running, signaling improved demand in the region. International benchmark Brent regained ground after tumbling as much as 5 percent on...