After a synagogue shooting in the United States and a church attack in Burkina Faso, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world is nearing a pivotal moment in the battle against hatred. As crime feeds on crime, and as vile views move from the fringes to the mainstream, I am profoundly concerned that we are nearing a pi ...

Gunmen killed four worshippers and a pastor in the first jihadist attack on a church in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said Monday. Sunday's attack took place in the small northern town of Silgadji near Djibo, the capital of Soum province, and two others were reported missing. Unidentified armed individuals have attacked the Protes ...

US sanctions on Iran, rising unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and oil price volatility are dragging regional economic growth, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. The IMF warned in a bi-annual economic outlook report that prospects for the region are clouded by elevated levels of uncertainty . Such uncertainty may increase ...