By Alissa J. Rubin When Iraq’s prime minister traveled to Washington in the spring, he hoped to negotiate a much-needed economic...

By Isabel Kershner and Euan Ward Tensions were running high on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border Monday in anticipation of an...

By Anatoly Kurmanaev President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner in a presidential vote Sunday that was marred by irregularities....

By Patrick Kingsley, Euan Ward and Isabel Kershner Western diplomats were scrambling Sunday to prevent a surge of fighting along the...

By Catherine Porter and Aurelien Breeden In the dark early morning, they cut into a fence protecting the high-speed rail line outside the...

The tanker Terra Nova in Manila Bay on Thursday, in a photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard. By JACK NICAS and DANIEL POLITI A...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaks to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, July 24,...

By AARON BOXERMAN Israeli forces retrieved the bodies of five Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said...

By SUHASINI RAJ The two main rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, signed a joint statement in Beijing on Tuesday that endorsed,...

By AMY CHANG CHEIN Typhoon Gaemi churned closer to Taiwan on Wednesday night, lashing the northeastern coast with fierce winds and heavy...