A lawyer says Nepal’s Supreme Court has reinstated the House of Representatives and upheld the leader of the opposition’s claim to be the new prime minister
A powerful northern warlord and a key U.S. ally in the 2001 defeat of the Taliban blames a fractious Afghan government and an “irresponsible" U.S. departure for the insurgents' swift series of wins in recent weeks
Jehan Sadat, widow of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, the first Arab leader to make peace with Israel, has died
A Turkish journalist who is critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government and has been living in exile in Germany was injured after being attacked
Iran has hosted the first significant talks in months between the Taliban and Afghan government representatives
On the most active front line in Yemen's long civil war, the months-long battle for the city of Marib has become a dragged-out grind with a steady stream of dead and wounded from both sides
Iran is accusing Israel of a sabotage attack in June that reportedly targeted a civilian nuclear facility near Tehran
The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is celebrating turning 86 by thanking his supporters and expressing his appreciation for India, where he has lived since he fled his homeland in 1959
