A general strike paralyzed daily life in Tunisia on Thursday with tens of thousands of public-sector employees staying home to demand higher wages. The Tunisian General Labor Union (TGLU), the country’s largest labor union, urged civil servants to take part in the strike after Wednesday...

Russia deployed some of its best air defenses to Syria to keep US missiles and jets at bay as the US military's immense air and naval power fought ISIS in close proximity — but the supposedly airtight defenses are routinely defeated by Israel. In February 2017, a Syrian-manned...

Bangladesh factories making clothes for Western brands have sacked hundreds of workers after more than a week of strikes and clashes over wages, police and trade unions said Wednesday. The country's $30-billion clothing industry is the world's second-largest after China. Its some four...

Satellite images released Monday show the extent of the damage caused by Israel's attack near Damascus Friday, according to Israli daily Haaretz. The satellite’s manufacture, the Israeli company ImageSat International, showed a photo of a structure said to be an Iranian weapons depot...