Germany has welcomed the release of a German-Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return to Germany.

According to local reports, prison officials stepped in to rescue the Swiss national at the Semnan prison, some 180 ...

Lebanon lawmakers elected army commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s first president in more than two years, picking a ...

Journalist Cecilia Sala, who was held by Tehran police for almost three weeks for her "journalistic activities," has been released and is headed home.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Iran’s nuclear program is on a potentially irreversible course, nearing a point of no return.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Subway Violence Deters Drive to ...

Tensions in the Middle East are escalating as Iran threatens retaliation amid growing instability. The Iranian government is hinting at extreme measures in response to perceived threats from Israel.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Dozens of people have been injured in a stampede following New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Qatari ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to death has been indicted on state ...

An Italian war correspondent was arrested in Iran and has been held at an infamous Tehran prison for more than a week, Italian officials said. Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on Dec. 19 ...

An Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police, Italy's foreign ministry said in a statement Friday.

NEW YORK — The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced Friday as authorities ...

The man accused of setting a woman on fire in a New York City subway car last week has been indicted on murder and arson charges, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Friday.