MOSCOW, RUSSIA- Russian jets bombed 24 targets in Syria Tuesday using coordinates supplied by "opposition representatives" -- the first time Moscow has claimed to work with opposition groups since...
TEHRAN, IRAN- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called Monday on Saudi Arabia to end what he called the kingdom's "intrusions" in the Middle East in order to allow closer ties between the two regional...
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- "Star Trek," the TV cult classic with legions of devoted fans around the world, is being recreated in an entirely new production -- just in time to mark the 50th anniversary...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Andrew Beatty- President Barack Obama has authorized the first sustained deployment of special forces to Syria, the White House said Friday, reversing a long-standing...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- A German rapper who joined the Islamic State group and publicly threatened President Barack Obama was killed in a US air strike in Syria, a defense official said Thursday....
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Britain's The Sun newspaper will get rid of almost the entire paywall on its website next month just two years after installing it, the company said on Friday. The Sun, whose...
DAMASCUS, SYRIA, Maher Al Mounes- Hundreds of thousands of Aleppo residents are stranded and prices for basic goods are soaring after a jihadist advance cut the sole route to regime-held areas of...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Rob Lever- Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on dissidents using blogs or...
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Carole Landry- The UN General Assembly called Tuesday for an end to the US embargo on Cuba in a resolution adopted by a near-unanimous vote, three months after the...
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Carole Landry- Britain, France and Spain will soon present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council on stopping the Syrian regime from using barrel bombs, the...