Tehran - By Farshid Motahari and Claudia Thaler, - Iran voiced its support on Monday for an expected military offensive by the Syrian government to oust rebels from their last major enclave of Idlib....

London - British Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted she will not be "pushed into accepting compromises" on her Brexit proposals as the deadline for a deal with Brussels approaches.   In an...

Moscow By Peter Spinella, - The leader of a pro-Russian separatist group in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region was killed in a bombing at a restaurant on Friday, the group said. Alexander Zakharchenko,...

  By Lobna Monieb and Alvise Armellini, dpa Dublin (dpa) - Pope Francis renewed his plea for forgiveness for the abuse of power by members of the Catholic church at a mass before tens of...

Berlin - German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer is not expecting a repeat of the government crisis earlier this year, he said in an interview with broadcaster ZDF on Sunday.   A major showdown...

    Rome  - By Lena Klimkeit and Ruppert Mayr,  - Italian authorities have let some people off a coastguard ship docked in Sicily due to several suspected cases of...

Canberra - By Subel Bhandari, - Australia's prime minister-designate Scott Morrison has promised to unite his "bruised and battered" Liberal party after a divisive leadership contest, and to win back...

Gaza City - By Saud Abu Ramadan and Eliyahu Kamisher,- Two Palestinians were killed and dozens injured by Israeli gunfire during protests along the Gaza border on Friday, a Gaza Health Ministry...

Tehran - Iran has pledged its continued desire for dialogue with Saudi Arabia amid the regional rivals' diplomatic crisis.   Tehran has repeatedly expressed a willingness for talks with Saudi...