Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 13
ISTANBUL — A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing 13 people, Turkey's Defense Ministry said.
Iran student leader says he regrets 1979 US Embassy attack
TEHRAN, Iran — His revolutionary fervor diminished by the years that have also turned his dark brown hair white, one of the Iranian student leaders of...
1 dead as Israel hits Gaza after rockets fired across border
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed a Palestinian man Saturday as aircraft pounded militant sites in response to barrages of roc...
Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet
BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of Iraqis massed in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstrations since anti-government protests erupted...
40 years on, Iranians recall 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis
TEHRAN, Iran — For those who were there, the memories are still fresh, 40 years after one of the defining events of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, wh...
Trump claim to Syrian oil raises many questions
WASHINGTON — By claiming a right to Syria's oil, President Donald Trump has added more complexity — as well as additional U.S. forces and time — to an...
Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis
TEHRAN, Iran — The U.S. Embassy in Tehran remains frozen in 1979 as the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis approaches, a time capsule of revo...
Turkey says its forces capture 18 Syrian soldiers in Syria
ISTANBUL — Turkish military forces captured 18 Syrian government soldiers in northeastern Syria, Turkey's defense minister said Thursday, in one of th...
In nod to protests, Iraq president calls for new voting law
BAGHDAD — Iraq's president on Thursday called for the drafting of a new election law and said he would approve early elections once it is enacted, bow...
Syria talks: Possible path toward peace, or another dead end
GENEVA — Syria's government and opposition have delicately sat down for their first face-to-face talks, amid the hopes of millions of Syrians and gove...
Harden scores 59 points, Rockets outlast Wizards 159-158
WASHINGTON — James Harden scored 59 points and made one of two free throws with 2.4 seconds to play to give the Houston Rockets a 159-158 victory over...
Rocket attack kills Iraqi soldier, adding to growing unrest
BAGHDAD — Two rockets were fired into Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on Wednesday, killing one Iraqi soldier and adding to the violence gripping the c...
US filmmaker Oliver Stone praises Putin for role in Syria
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — American filmmaker Oliver Stone on Wednesday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "stabilizing force" in the Middle Ea...
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
BAGHDAD — The day after anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at night and took a helicopter ...
Saudi energy minister: Saudi Aramco’s public offering ‘soon’
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A planned stock offering of a small part of state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco "will come soon" and only at the direction of Saud...
Malawi fights tsetse flies, disease after wildlife relocated
NKHOTAKOTA, Malawi — The relocation of hundreds of elephants to Malawi's largest wildlife reserve was meant to be a sign of hope and renewal in this s...
After killing, GOP skeptics still doubt Trump foreign policy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump provoked biting criticism from fellow Republicans with his sudden decision this month to withdraw most U.S. troops...
Jordan recalls ambassador to Israel to protest detentions
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan on Tuesday announced it was recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations to protest Israel's detention of a pair of Jor...
AP Explains: What’s next after Lebanon PM resigns
BEIRUT — The resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday meets a key demand of Lebanon's anti-government protesters but will also plunge the ...
Masked gunmen attack protesters in Iraq holy city; 18 killed
BAGHDAD — Masked gunmen opened fire at Iraqi protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding hundreds, securi...
AP PHOTOS: Canadian Arak resurrects bygone Persian drink era
PETERBOROUGH, Ontario — Long before its teetotaler Islamic clerical rulers banned the consumption of alcohol, Iran had a vibrant drinking heritage.
US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault
WASHINGTON — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's mo...
Critics gear up for response to lease sale in Arctic refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Opponents of oil drilling in America's largest wildlife refuge have a message for oil drillers and the people who finance them: Do...
Russia calls US move to protect Syrian oil ‘banditry’
MOSCOW — Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday harshly criticized the United States decision to send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern S...
Woods shoots 64 to take 2-stroke lead at Zozo Championship
INZAI CITY, Japan — Tiger Woods produced a round that would have had the spectators roaring.
Protests rattle the postwar order in Lebanon and Iraq
BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of people, many of them young and unemployed men, thronged public squares and blocked main streets Friday in the capitals ...
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace
NAHARAYIM PARK, Israel — The Naharayim park was established 25 years ago as a symbol of the landmark peace agreement between Israel and Jordan. Now, a...
Secret synagogue in Dubai prays for Persian Gulf revival
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In an unmarked villa, nestled amid homes in an upscale Dubai neighborhood, a congregation prays in the first fully funct...
‘Marriage Story,’ ‘Farewell,’ ‘Uncut Gems’ top Gotham noms
NEW YORK — Noah Baumbach's "Marriage Story," Lulu Wang's "The Farewell" and the Safdie brothers' "Uncut Gems" led the 29th annual Gotham Awards with t...
Car bomb targets Syrian town held by Turkey-backed fighters
BEIRUT — A car boobytrapped with explosives detonated Thursday, wounding four people, in a northeastern Syrian town taken by Turkish-backed forces fro...