Iran has disconnected its internet and phone lines to cut off its 85 million people from the rest of the world.

The director's 'It Was Just An Accident' is a highlight at this year's festival taking place at MFAH, Rice Cinema and Asia ...

Protests in Iran have continued despite threats from the government to crack down. Online videos show demonstrators ...

When protesters flood Iran's streets demanding freedom, who benefits from convincing the world they're chanting for a new Shah? As a fourth major uprising erupts across the country, a familiar ...

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On Christmas Eve, thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square and other Holy Land sites, after two years of subdued Christmas celebrations because of the war in Gaza ...

BETHLEHEM: Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two ...

At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Midnight Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. In his homily, he marveled at the “wisdom” of the Christmas story — an infant Jesus born to save mankind.

In contemporary international relations, security is not just something countries seek for themselves. It is also a concept they use to justify controlling, constraining, and directing others’ ...