Brussels (dpa) – The European Union expects to be excluded from US President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, but is prepared to retaliate within 90 days if...

Cairo - A second aid convoy reached the besieged opposition enclave of Eastern Ghouta near the Syrian capital Damascus, which has been the target of intense government attacks in recent weeks, the...

  Beirut - An aid convoy scheduled to head Thursday to the besieged Syrian opposition enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus has been postponed due to fighting, an official with the...

Beirut/Istanbul - Syrian rebels were in talks with Turkey to strike a deal for the besieged Eastern Ghouta enclave, in the hopes of bringing about a ceasefire, as the Syrian government shipped in...

Pyeongchang, South Korea - Russian Mikhalina Lysova has been allowed to compete in the Winter Paralympics despite German officials stating on Wednesday that she features in the McLaren report about...

Geneva - The UN Human Rights Office is concerned about recent developments in more than 50 countries around the world, including atrocities in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar, as well as political trends in...

Cairo - Egypt's parliament has approved a government bill to introduce the death penalty for the use of explosive materials in terrorist acts, state television reported on Wednesday.   "Anyone...

Moscow - A Russian military transport plane crashed Tuesday in north-western Syria, killing all 32 people aboard, Russia's Defence Ministry said in comments carried by state media. The plane, an...

London/Moscow - British counterterrorism police on Tuesday took over the investigation of the apparent poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, as the government warned that...