Bashar al-Assad's wife should lose her UK citizenship, say lawmakers
British lawmakers have called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's UK-born wife to stop backing his "murderous" regime or have her citizenship stripped.
Gaza crippled by electricity crisis as power plant runs out of fuel
Gaza's only power plant has run out of fuel, leaving 2 million residents of the coastal enclave with only four hours of electricity a day in what the UN cautions could be the tipping point to making Gaza "unlivable."
The battle to save lives at sea: Record number of migrants rescued
Calm seas, desperate migrants and ruthless human traffickers all played a role in a record-breaking weekend of maritime rescues in the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and Libya.
Syria: 100 killed as bomb hits buses with evacuees
About 100 people were killed Saturday in a car bomb explosion targeting pro-regime evacuees leaving besieged Syrian towns, a volunteer rescue agency said.
'Mother of all bombs' killed 94 ISIS fighters, Afghan official says
At least 94 Islamic State fighters were killed when the US military dropped America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS targets in Afghanistan, an Afghan official said Saturday.
North Korea surprises with display of new missiles
North Korea put its adversaries on notice Saturday, when it showed off a bevy of new missiles and launchers at its annual military parade.
How Erdogan transformed Turkey's democracy in a decade
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has steered his country through a period of extraordinary change.
North Korea puts on a show for Day of the Sun
A military parade in the heart of Pyongyang is underway where it's expected the North Korean regime will show off some of its latest arsenal.
US military defends dropping 'mother of all bombs' on ISIS in Afghanistan
The US military on Friday defended its decision to drop its most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS positions in Afghanistan, describing it as a "tactical" move.
Trump pulls his punches on China and Germany
The Trump administration stopped short of branding China and Germany currency manipulators, despite having accused both countries of keeping their currencies artificially low to gain unfair advantage in trade with the U.S.
