Death toll from bus bombing in southwest Colombia rises to 20 during a wave of violence

Malian minister of defense was killed in an attack that saw jihadist and rebel forces seize towns and military bases

With goals of Iran war unfulfilled, Netanyahu’s government faces unhappy public as elections loom

Separatists in Mali say government troops and Russian mercenaries left the northern city of Kidal after rebel attacks

Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus

Iran’s foreign minister has returned to Islamabad after a visit to Oman, Pakistani officials say