The recent meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping might as well have been called the walk-back summit. Both parties declared a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Two purported Russian mobsters were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars Wednesday for hiring a hitman to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home three ...

MOSCOW (dpa-AFX) - Two Russian mafia leaders have been sentenced to 25 years in prison after a failed plot to murder dissident Iranian journalist, author, and women's rights activist Masih Alinejad on ...

Iran said on Sunday that it would rebuild nuclear sites damaged by Israeli and US strikes “stronger than before,” as mediator Oman urged Tehran and Washington to revive stalled diplomacy. US President ...

Its rivers descend toward Pakistan in the east and Iran in the west, feeding the Kunar-Kabul-Indus and Helmand-Hamun basins. Geography has made Afghanistan a gatekeeper of water—a form of leverage ...

Throughout the arid regions of Iran, agricultural and permanent settlements are supported by the ancient qanat system of tapping alluvial aquifers at the heads of valleys and conducting the water ...

A Persian rug is instantly recognizable. From its intricate floral pattern to its rich color palette, we all know (and love) the iconic style. It's a traditional design with a vast past that continues ...