(Reuters) - Japan and Jordan scrambled on Friday to find out what had happened to two of their nationals being held by Islamic State, after a deadline passed for the release of a would-be suicide bomber being held on death row in Amman. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

TOKYO (AP) — The fates of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian military pilot were unknown Friday, a day after the latest purported deadline for a possible prisoner swap passed with no further word from the Islamic State group holding them captive. "Government institutions are working...

(Reuters) -  Syria  has raised fuel prices, cutting back on lavish subsidies, to quell a thriving black market that has led to anti-corruption protests in areas of strong government support. Worsening fuel and electricity shortages have sparked sometimes violent protests...

The deputy head of a regional department of Russia's Central Bank has shot dead three office colleagues before killing himself, according to Russian media reports. The banker reportedly killed two female members of staffs before shooting dead a male bank employee on the...