Japan declared the name of its new imperial era when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor on May 1, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying it emphasized traditional values at a turning point in the

Israel has expanded the permitted fishing zone in the besieged Gaza Strip as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the group that governs the enclave. The Egyptian-brokered deal includes expanding the

Istanbul (CNN)Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a major political setback after his party lost control of the capital, Ankara, in a keenly fought local elections battle.Preliminary results also showed the opposition narrowly

Moscow (CNN)Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky took the lead in the first round of national elections, according to preliminary results released by the country's Central Election Commission Monday.With just over 60% of the result

(CNN)"Ugly" was Jurgen Klopp's assessment of the way his Liverpool team eked out a thrilling last-gasp 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday as the Merseyside club returned to the top of the Premier

(CNN)Roger Federer defeated defending champion John Isner in straight sets at the Miami Open on Sunday to win his 101st career singles title. Federer won the match -- his fourth Miami crown -- 6-1,

Written by Bridey Heing, CNN At Washington's National Portrait Gallery, the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which gave men and women equal voting rights, is being marked by "Votes for Women: A Portrait of

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Over the weekend, Gaza’s Hamas rulers marked a year of bloody, weekly protests that have failed to break the Israeli blockade. Rocket attacks brought a wave of Israeli airstrikes and

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Over the weekend, Gaza’s Hamas rulers marked a year of bloody, weekly protests that have failed to break the Israeli blockade. Rocket attacks brought a wave of Israeli airstrikes and

JEDDAH: Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is next in our series “Preachers of Hate.” He is one of the fountainheads of the Muslim Brotherhood, the religious-political organization that has been sanctioned and proscribed by Gulf states and