A letter U.S. President Donald Trump wrote to Iran’s supreme leader in an attempt to jump-start talks over Tehran’s rapidly ...

From there, they may file for refugee status with the United Nations, waiting (often for years) before they’re told they can ...

President Vladimir Putin of Russia made a surprise visit late Wednesday to western Kursk and called for troops to rapidly ...

They crossed oceans to get to the U.S., fleeing conflict, religious persecution, poverty and government crackdowns in ...

In recent weeks, the plight of a group of Iranian asylum-seekers claiming to be converts to Christianity has been followed by The New York Times, helping to shine a light on a story not commonly ...

Insurgents who attacked a passenger train carrying 440 passengers in restive southwestern Pakistan killed 21 hostages before ...

Around 100 hostages have been killed, many executed by Pakistani militants, as officials say the attack has come to an end.

Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release ...

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs ...

China, Iran and Russia have conducted joint naval drills in the Middle East. The joint drills held Tuesday, called the ...

Officials say negotiations would also include the future of Israeli military outposts in Lebanon and of Lebanese prisoners ...