DAMASCUS, Khalil Hamlo (dpa)- Syrians were voting Sunday in the first local elections in more than six years, a step aimed at showing the strength of the Russia-backed government that has recently...
BAGHDAD, Carsten Hoffmann (dpa)- Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday underlined Germany's long-term commitment to helping rebuild Iraq as she met with her Iraqi counterpart Irfan...
Koethen, Germany -By Doerthe Hein and Franziska Hoehnl, - More than a thousand police officers from across Germany were dispatched to the eastern German town of Koethen on Sunday to monitor...
Valletta - Malta will never become a "migrant centre" in the Mediterranean, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said Sunday. Those in distress at sea would continue being rescued, but Malta will not...
Berlin - By Michael Fischer, - Germany's top diplomat will use a meeting Friday with his Russian counterpart to try to get the Kremlin to see that a major military offensive on the Syrian rebel...
Islamabad – Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been temporarily released from jail so that he can attend his wife's funeral, officials and family members said Wednesday. His...
Moscow - Russia was set to begin its largest military exercise since the Cold War on Tuesday, involving more than 300,000 military personnel, including forces from neighbouring China and Mongolia....
Paris - A man was arrested in Paris after stabbing several people late Sunday, according to local media, but preliminary investigations suggested the incident was not terrorism-related. Seven...
Stockholm -By Lennart Simonsson, – Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and other party leaders joined voters across the country to cast their ballots on Sunday in a tightly contested general...
Moscow - Russia's military has confirmed that it conducted airstrikes on Tuesday on targets in Syria's north-western Idlib province, the war-torn country's last rebel stronghold. Four Russian...