
SYRIA
Rocket attack kills 17 in Syria's Dera'a
At least 17 civilians have been killed and 101 others injured in militant rocket fire against the southwestern Syrian city of Dara’a.

At least 17 civilians have been killed and 101 others injured in militant rocket fire against the southwestern Syrian city of Dara’a.

Australia remains tough on refugees, refusing demands not to send them back to the remote island of Nauru.

US Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum ended his White House bid on Wednesday, throwing his support behind Marco Rubio.

Russia says Turkey has violated the Open Skies Treaty by denying its airspace to a Russian surveillance aircraft flying near the Syrian border.

The US state of Florida declares a health emergency over spread of the Zika virus in the United States.

Yemeni forces have destroyed four Saudi military boats with missiles in the country’s southwestern waters.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in London to take part in an international conference on Syria.

There are hundreds of more American troops in Iraq than formerly declared by pentagon, a US official says.

A Libyan intelligence official says top Daesh commanders are moving to Libya from Iraq and Syria, making the crisis-stricken country their safe haven.

Syria says the Saudis, Turks and Qataris are to blame for the temporary suspension of peace talks.

Iraq has started the construction of a concrete barrier wall around the capital city Baghdad.

US President Barack Obama has made his first visit to a mosque to denounce the anti-Islam rhetoric promoted by GOPers ahead of 2016 presidential election.

NATO and the US will be swiftly defeated by Russia in case a war breaks out in the Baltic region, a US military think tank says.

The WHO voices concern about reported sexual transmission of Zika in the US.

Latin America health body says it needs millions of dollars to prevent the mosquito-borne Zika virus from spreading.

Sanders was right to negotiate the terms of the next debate with Clinton, because US media do not cover the presidential campaigns fairly, says an analyst.

The United States legal and criminal justice system suffers from systemic racism and injustice, says Dr. Randy Short.

Iraq's air force receives two more F-16 fighter jets as part of a deal with the US.