NEW YORK - The United States designated 14 Syrian individuals and entities for sanctions Wednesday, including President Bashar al-Assad's eldest son and a division of the Syrian Army.   "It is time...

Tel Aviv - An anti-police brutality demonstration in Tel Aviv ended in violence late on Tuesday when protesters were attacked by suspected far-right activists, with at least five wounded, according...

Portland, Oregon/Washington (tca/tca) - As tear gas-tinged stand-offs in downtown Portland between protesters and federal agents continued over the weekend, a string of fresh demonstrations erupted...

Beijing (tca/dpa) - Fears are rising on both sides of the Pacific that the U.S. and China could be headed for a total breakdown of relations and even outright conflict within the next few months. As...

Warsaw - Poles were voting in a delayed presidential election on Sunday, with a race between incumbent conservative President Andrzej Duda and challenger Rafal Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of...

Washingtong (tca/dpa) - Congress on Thursday cleared legislation for the president that would require U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials violating human rights in Hong Kong while also threatening...

Beijing – Beijing’s sweeping new national security law for Hong Kong threatens the safety of journalists outside of China, a press freedom group said Thursday. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is...

Beirut – Lebanon's Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti on Monday met the US ambassador in Beirut, Dorothy Shea, following Shea's recent televised criticism of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement that...

Dublin – A decision on the formation of a historic coalition between Ireland's two dominate centrist parties - Fianna Fail and Fine Gael - and the smaller Green Party was expected in Dublin later on...