International

Representatives from Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United States and China met in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday to continue work on a roadmap for peace talks with Taliban insurgents who have…

President Barack Obama made his first visit to a US mosque, in an effort to allay the fears of Americans accustomed to pop-culture portrayals of Muslims as terrorists, and to reassure Muslim…

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomed on Thursday a Saudi offer to participate in any ground operations in Syria launched by the US-led coalition.

Carter said increased activity by other…

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have clashed over Wall Street and foreign policy, in the Democratic presidential candidates' first one-on-one debate.

Clinton cast him as an idealist who…

It was hardly unexpected that the Syrian peace talks in Geneva would break off in recrimination.

But the speed at which it happened—only two days after the UN had declared them officially…

Haiti’s president promised on Thursday to leave power in three days’ time despite having no replacement after a botched election, as opposition protests intensified and politicians squabbled over…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be allowed to go free from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and be awarded compensation for what amounts to a three-and-a-half-year arbitrary detention, a…

A one-day conference held in London has raised billions of dollars for Syrians impacted by the ongoing war. The event came as world leaders find themselves at odds over how to end the conflict.

German police arrested three Algerians suspected of ties to the self-styled Islamic State militant group and of having planned a terrorist attack in Berlin. Other suspects were questioned during…

The White House race has been thrown wide open after frontrunners from both parties suffered setbacks in the first contest in Iowa. Candidates of all stripes have packed up and are now heading to…

Australia’s High Court has ruled that the government’s policy of detaining asylum seekers offshore is legal. The court rejected a challenge brought by lawyers for one detainee who argued the…

In Britain, the question of EU membership has been a hot political issue for years. A referendum now appears likely in June after the unveiling of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s deal with…

Anti-IS coalition leaders have retreated from launching a new military intervention in Libya despite the terror threat. Talks were held in Rome on Tuesday, as the UN struggled to hold together…

They cross deserts and brave oceans to escape war, only to disappear without a trace in Europe, including in Germany, a prime destination for refugees.

How can thousands of refugee children…

The United States is open to the possibility of joint naval patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a US diplomat said on Wednesday, stressing it would continue to exercise “freedom…

Japan placed its military on alert on Wednesday to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens Japan, while South Korea warned the North will pay a “severe price” if it proceeds with a…

A man was killed in an explosion on an Airbus A321 that made a hole in the fuselage and forced the plane to return to the Somali capital of Mogadishu to make an emergency landing, officials said…

European Council President Donald Tusk presented on Tuesday proposals for keeping Britain in the European Union to a mixed response, underlining the challenges Prime Minister David Cameron faces…

At least 20 people lost their lives on Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a police building in Kabul.

Five Czech nationals who went missing in Lebanon in July have been found and are now in the care of Lebanon’s security force, Czech officials say.

In a statement, Czech Foreign Ministry…

An Egyptian cartoonist known for his satirical slant on political issues was briefly arrested on charges of “running a website without a license”.

Islam Gawish was released on Monday…

The prime ministers of France and Belgium have met in Brussels to announce increased cooperation against terrorism. A proposed Passenger Name Record program would help track air travelers.

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz has won the Iowa Republican caucuses, the first vote of the US 2016 presidential election. “Tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives,” he declared, to great…

The United Nations announced the formal start of peace talks for Syria on Monday and urged world powers to push for a ceasefire even as government forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, launched…

China has sentenced two men to death for the 2013 killing of a prominent Tibetan religious leader, state media said, in what had been one of Tibet’s most closely watched murder cases.

Choje…