Turkish and American officials have been pressing lawmakers to reject a measure next week that would declare the World War I-era killings of Armenians a genocide. On Friday, the issue reached the ...

For decades, U.S. presidents have welcomed the start of Thanksgiving by invoking their constitutional power to pardon a turkey — or two — otherwise destined for the dinner table. Yahoo News explains ...

President Obama on Wednesday afternoon will continue the annual tradition of pardoning a turkey, and its alternate, at the White House for his eighth and final time. “Honest” and “Abe” were the two ...

Turkey hosts many victims of foreign repression but is also one of the world's worst countries in terms of targeting dissidents abroad, a new Freedom House report says. A man walks under the Turkish ...

The House on Tuesday easily approved sanctions against Turkey over its offensive in northern Syria against Kurdish forces. The measure passed 403-16, with 176 Republicans voting in support and just 15 ...

A raid on a suspected safe house for the terrorist group Islamic State set off a clash that killed the police officers as ...