Five years ago, Tareq Alaows crossed the Mediterranean in a flimsy rubber dinghy and trekked north through the Balkans toward Germany, fleeing the civil war in his homeland of Syria to seek a safe haven. Since then, the 31-year-old has learned fluent German, found a steady job — and...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Tuesday launched a coronavirus inoculation campaign among healthcare professionals with recently delivered Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country struggles to stem the worst outbreak of the pandemic in the Middle East with its death toll nearing 59,000. At a...

Police turned water cannon on protesters in Myanmar's capital on Monday as tens of thousands of people joined a third day of nationwide demonstrations against the military's removal of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago. Calls to join protests and to back a campaign of civil...

At a crucial moment in the fragile peace process, the raging Afghan conflict has entered a critical phase with a devastating string of targeted assassinations of government officials, and religious, political and civil figures, analysts said. As the Afghan government and Taliban negotiators...