Syrian government forces pushed into the ancient town of Palmyra, where Islamic State (ISIS) militants appeared on the verge of collapse Thursday. The retaking of Palmyra — a UNESCO world heritage site whose fall to the militants last May sent … Read More
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing his atheism in hundreds of Twitter posts. Al-Watan online daily said Saturday that religious police in charge … Read More
Iran continues to send juvenile offenders to the gallows despite a decades-old pledge to not use the death penalty against people who commit a crime while under the age of 18, Amnesty International said. The London-based human rights organization slammed … Read More