BERLIN, GERMANY, Deborah Cole- Germany on Saturday celebrated 25 years since its joyful reunification, with its leaders urging the nation to muster the same strength and solidarity to face a record...

WARSAW, POLAND- Concerts by famed Argentinian pianists Martha Argerich and Nelson Goerner on Thursday launched this year's edition of the prestigious Chopin competition, which has drawn fans of the...

ANKARA, TURKEY, Jean Marc Mojon- Sixteen Turkish workers who had been kidnapped in Iraq nearly a month ago were freed on Wednesday and flew back home where they were welcomed by their tearful...

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Maya Gebeily with Maria Antonova in Moscow- Russian jets unleashed a new wave of strikes against opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, as Moscow and Washington...

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS- The prosecutor of a special court set up to try the killers of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri said Tuesday he will appeal a decision to clear a TV station accused of...

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday warned that the Syrian government must be allowed to remain in power to prevent the Islamic State group from taking over the...

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA, Lynne al-Nahhas- Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of security reinforcements Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Thomas Watkins- The Pentagon on Friday said a group of US-trained Syrian rebels had handed over ammunition and equipment to Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the country, the...

DAMASCUS, SYRIA- More than 150,000 trained and equipped fighters in pro-government militias have become an indispensable brace for a Syrian army beleaguered by well over four years of intractable...