UNESCO Friday declared the Old City of Hebron a protected heritage site in a secret ballot, an issue which has triggered a new Israeli-Palestinian spat at the international body. The U.N.'s cultural arm voted 12 to three - with six abstentions - to give heritage status to Hebron in the...

U.S.-backed forces struggled to gain ground against the Daesh (ISIS) in Syria's Raqqa Friday, facing a wave of car bombs and mortars unleashed by the militant group, a monitor said. The Syrian Democratic Forces penetrated Raqqa's Old City earlier this week after U.S.-led coalition air...

Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish police have detained 29 suspected Daesh (ISIS) militants in raids in Istanbul. Anadolu Agency said 22 of the militants detained Friday were foreign nationals. It didn't provide details on their nationalities. The report says they were caught in...

Leaders from the world's top economies prepared for tough talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on climate change and trade on Friday as a Group of 20 summit got underway in Germany amid the threat of violent protests. The meeting in the port city of Hamburg comes at a time of major shifts...