The Lebanese army on Sunday condemned ongoing Israeli military activities in the country's south that it said were preventing ...

New manager Xabi Alonso said Monday there was "good energy" at Chelsea as he bids to turn around the club's fortunes, but was ...

Lebanon’s confrontation with Hezbollah is no longer confined to the issue of the group’s weapons and the implementation of ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and his Lebanese counterpart, Nawaf Salam, discussed a number of issues related to ...

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday said the United States was not involved in recent talks with Oman over the administration of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. "These talks have no connection with the ...

The Kremlin said on Monday that it had not seen any specific information regarding new proposals for a peace settlement in Ukraine ahead of a meeting in Washington between the ‌US and ‌Ukrainian ...

Five young Pallas's cats, dubbed the world's grumpiest feline for their sullen facial expressions, went on display at a zoo in Japan on Thursday. Kobe Animal Kingdom put the four males and one female, ...

Iran's foreign ministry warned on Monday of "unforeseen" consequences following Ukraine's attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea over the weekend. "This action by Ukraine was an absolutely ...

Sudan's army has regained control of a key highway linking the capital Khartoum with the flashpoint city of El-Obeid, two military sources told AFP on Monday. The advance has pushed their rival ...

Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned the French ambassador to Tehran to protest the conduct of two diplomats who were briefly detained earlier this month. "Yesterday, the French ...

Japanese mystery fiction author Keigo Higashino has died aged 68, his publisher said on Monday. Higashino wrote more than 100 ...

Police in the US city of Seattle said one suspect has been arrested and search was underway for another following a shooting Sunday at a crowded food festival that killed three people. Assistant Chief ...