BEIRUT, LEBANON, Layal Abou Rahal- Russia has bombed the Islamic State group in the heaviest strikes in eastern Syria since the war began, as its military manoeuvres in the Mediterranean forced...

SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES- Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that he will take two months paternity leave after his wife gives birth to their first child. "This is a very personal...

BAMAKO, MALI- Mali's government declared a 10-day nationwide state of emergency Friday evening after a jihadist attack on a hotel in the capital Bamako that left least 27 people dead. Following a...

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Sammy Ketz- The US was pushing to keep Syria's peace process alive Thursday, saying President Bashar al-Assad's future will be decided in the coming weeks, after the embattled leader...

LEBANON, Rouba El Husseini- The Islamic State group said Wednesday it had killed two hostages, one Chinese and a Norwegian, as French and Russian air strikes on its Syrian stronghold reportedly left...

UNITED STATES- People who report drinking three to five cups of coffee per day are less likely to die prematurely from heart disease, suicide, diabetes or Parkinson's disease, US researchers said...

FRANCE- A Syrian journalist who lives and works in the war-scarred city of Aleppo was awarded the Reporters without Borders Prize in France on Tuesday for her defence of press freedom. The...

PARIS, FRANCE, Eric Randoplh and Michel Moutot- France's security services are once again facing a harsh spotlight after failing to prevent the brutal attacks in Paris carried out by the Islamic...

PARIS, FRANCE, Eric Randolph and Remy Bellon- French warplanes pounded the Islamic State group's de facto capital in Syria on Sunday, in the first such strikes since a wave of coordinated attacks...