BEIRUT, LEBANON, Serene Assir with W.G. Dunlop in Baghdad- The Islamic State group captured a Jordanian pilot Wednesday after his warplane from the US-led coalition crashed while on a mission against...
PARIS, FRANCE- British scientists said Wednesday they had discovered 12 genes linked to developmental disorders in children that can cause heart defects, seizures and intellectual disability. The...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rana Moussaoui- Nearly 300 sites of incalculable value for Syria and human history have been destroyed, damaged or looted in almost four years of war, the UN said Tuesday, citing...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- US-led air strikes in Syria have killed more than 1,000 jihadists in the past three months, nearly all of them from the Islamic State group, a monitoring group said Tuesday. "At...
NEW YORK, US, Sophie Estienne- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos acknowledged Tuesday missteps which have cost the tech giant billions, but said that is the price for taking "bold bets." "I've made billions...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- At least 20 Islamist State (IS) group members were killed in the second failed jihadist bid in a month to take over an air base in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said Sunday. "The...
LONDON, UK- British photographer Jane Bown, who captured Samuel Beckett, John Lennon and Queen Elizabeth II in iconic black and white portraits, has died aged 89, her former employer The Observer...
MOUNT SINJAR, IRAQ, Abdel Hamid Zebari- Kurdish peshmerga forces delivered aid on Mount Sinjar and expanded a major offensive against jihadist-held areas in northwestern Iraq on Saturday after...
PARIS, FRANCE- Zoe Valdes, one of the best-known Cuban authors, said Thursday the historic rapprochement between Havana and Washington was not likely to improve the lives of people in the...
TOKYO, JAPAN- Scientists in Japan have developed a sticky sheet of tiny sensors that can be put directly on moving joints, beating hearts or other living tissues. The invention opens up the...
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