Several days ago a senior official in the Trump administration used an intermediary to contact New York Times op-ed page editor Jim Dao. Through the go-between, the senior official expressed interest in writing an

WASHINGTON: The US warned Syria Tuesday it will respond “swiftly and appropriately” if it uses chemical weapons against its people. The warning came amid signs that Syrian President Bashar Assad was preparing an offensive

WASHINGTON: The US warned Syria Tuesday it will respond “swiftly and appropriately” if it uses chemical weapons against its people. The warning came amid signs that Syrian President Bashar Assad was preparing an offensive

ISTANBUL: Turkey hopes a summit with Iranian and Russian leaders in Tehran on Friday will avert a Syrian regime offensive on the opposition-held Idlib enclave and prevent a new influx of refugees to Turkey,

US senators have questioned executives of Facebook and Twitter about foreign influence in election campaigns. The social media giants pledged to work with the government to set new regulations that will make it harder

A powerful magnitude 6.6 quake rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Thursday, killing two people, collapsing homes, and triggering landslides that left dozens missing. Multiple, large-scale landslides struck the sparsely populated countryside,

Paraguay will return its embassy back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem, reversing a contentious decision taken months ago by the previous government. "Paraguay wants to contribute to an intensification of regional diplomatic efforts to

Filmmaker: Resad Kulenovic Located in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, Abdulraouf Al-Mohtaseb's ancestral home is a short distance from the site where both Muslims and Jews believe the 'father of the faithful', Abraham,

Doha, Qatar - Qatar's amendment to the residency law to allow most migrant workers to leave the country without an exit visa has been welcomed as a "huge step" by the International Organization for

(CNN)The mayor of a town on the popular holiday destination of Cebu was killed Wednesday, two months after two other town mayors were shot in other parts of the Philippines. Ronda Mayor Mariano Blanco