Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated dramatically after a top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was killed on Friday in a US air attack on Baghdad International Airport. The Pentagon said

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(CNN) — Pete McBride is worried about the Grand Canyon, so he decided to hike it. All of it. A few years ago, the adventure filmmaker, photographer and writer filmed the path of the

Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has slammed his ongoing detention, telling the AFP news agency and a French newspaper the decision to refuse him bail "would not be normal in any other democracy". "Why

BEIRUT: The main extremist alliance in Syria’s Idlib region reached a deal on Thursday ending days of deadly fighting with rival rebels and extending its influence over the whole rebel enclave.The agreement brings an

The UN's refugee agency is urging the United States to ensure people escaping violence or persecution are given protection under international law. It follows a new order from President Donald Trump barring people who

ANKARA: Ankara officially announced on Friday the opening of a new border crossing between Turkey and the northwestern Syrian city of Afrin. The aim of this direct gate, which has been operational since Thursday,

Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has been jailed for 15 years and fined $11.5m on multiple corruption charges.  A court in the capital, Seoul, handed down the verdict on Friday, making Lee the latest

GAZA: Israel and Gazan militants engaged in a new exchange of fire Thursday after a brief pause in deadly hostilities, with a strike flattening a building in the Palestinian enclave and a rocket landing deep

According to the report, the Obama administration is examining the relocation of US and international peacekeeping troops from a base in the volatile northern Sinai to areas in the peninsula’s south. About 700 American