SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he is ready to "push" his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad towards introducing reforms in the war-torn country, while vowing...

RABAT, MOROCCO, Jalal Al Makhfi- Two Moroccan men were jailed for four months Friday for kissing in public, after a string of recent controversies over homosexuality in the conservative Muslim...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The US is struggling to implement its training program for moderate Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group, according to figures released Thursday by the Pentagon....

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Disgraced US television news anchor Brian Williams was dumped from NBC's nightly news program Thursday, and replaced by the first African American to helm a weekday network...

KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT- Kuwait will be installing surveillance cameras in public places such as malls, supermarkets and hotels to boost security because of concerns about crime and terrorism, following...

AKÇAKALE, TURKEY, Dilay Gundogan- Amputations ordered by a sharia court. Black-clad police patrolling the streets. Living in a climate of constant fear. Refugees who escaped clashes in the Syrian...

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox said Tuesday its board approved a shakeup that puts the 84-year-old tycoon's son James in the chief executive job effective July 1. The...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Disgraced veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, convicted for a string of sex assaults against girls, is writing a song about money-grabbing accusers, a British newspaper said...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Three British sisters are feared to have travelled with their nine children to join up with jihadists in Syria, a lawyer for the children's parents said Monday. The family,...