Incompatibility fears raise calls for election postponement in Tunisia

Ukrainian resistance grows in Russian-occupied areas

Inside the bloodstained Gaza tower block ripped apart by Israeli airstrike

Strike on Crimea airbase suggests Ukraine has longer-range missiles

China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan

U.S. and Iran Weighing ‘Final’ E.U. Offer on Nuclear Deal

Iran jails Bahai faith leaders and demolishes homes in religious crackdown

Public sector strike cripples cash-strapped Lebanon

Sharia law returns to Afghanistan as Taliban confirms public whippings

Palestinians say Israel troops kill 3 in West Bank raid

Russia successfully launches Iranian satellite

Russia suspends US inspections of its nuclear weapons arsenal

Fighting around Ukraine nuclear plant ‘suicidal’, says UN

The UN has warned of the “suicidal” danger of fighting around Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant after Ukraine and Russia accused each other of shelling the site over the weekend, raising fears of ...

Fragile cease-fire between Israel, Gaza militants holding

A fragile cease-fire deal to end nearly three days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza held into Monday morning — a sign the latest round of violence may have abated. The ...

One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China

In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency’s counterterrorism center, the CIA’s No. 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups would remain a priority — ...