Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 rose by 94 in the past 24 hours to 5,391 people, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on state TV on Wednesday. The Islamic Republic has recorded 85,996 cases of the new coronavirus, Jahanpur said, noting that 63,113 people have recovered...

Eight people, including five children, have been killed and dozens injured in flash floods in Yemen's second city Aden, officials said Wednesday, as residents faced submerged streets and destroyed homes. The deaths take the national toll to at least 15 after the United Nations said that...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has denounced Iran following Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps' succesful launch of the country's first military satellite into orbit, increasing tension with the United States over Tehran's nuclear and missile program. Pompeo reacted to Tehran's announcement...

The first trial of suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security services for crimes against humanity, including torture and sexual assault, starts in Germany Thursday. Campaigners have hailed the process as a first step towards justice for thousands of Syrians who say...