Istanbul/Beirut – Turkish airstrikes on the north-western Syrian-Kurdish enclave Afrin have killed two civilians, a monitoring group said Friday, as Turkey resumed aerial attacks following a hiatus...

Washington - Another high-ranking White House official is set to leave his post, possibly as early as Thursday, due to allegations of domestic violence by two ex-wives.   White House Staff...

Washington - US strikes have targeted forces allied with the Syrian government, the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria said late Wednesday, reportedly killing more than 100 fighters....

Damascus - Israeli missles targted a Syrian government research center early Wednesday, the Syrian Army said.   The state-run news agency SANA later reported on the strikes, quoting the Syrian...

Washington - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a government shutdown would be "worth it for our country" if Congress is not able to reach an agreement on immigration legislation.  ...

Washington - The Russian ambassador to the United Nations on Monday described Syria as a "conscientious" member of the international Chemical Weapons Convention.   Vasilly Nebenzia said Syria...

Washington - US President Donald Trump lashed out at a senior Democrat on the House intelligence committee on Monday for saying a memo criticizing the FBI for its conduct in a probe into Russian...

Berlin - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) are set to continue their talks on forming a new German government on Monday after a deadline was extended...

The killing of a wealthy Canadian couple made headlines around the world. Then the news they had been found hanging by men's belts next to their indoor pool, with no apparent motive, deepened the...