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Pentagon rejects reports of US deaths in Syria

The Pentagon late Saturday rejected media claims that U.S. soldiers at a PYD camp in Syria had been killed in an explosion. Earlier Saturday, some media reports claimed five U.S. soldiers and 2 PKK terrorists were killed in a blast which ripped through a PYD camp in Hasakah province,...

Weeping, hopeful, Cubans look to future without Fidel Castro

Music fell silent, weddings were canceled and people wept in the streets Saturday as Cubans faced their first day without the leader who steered their island to both greater social equality and years of economic ruin. Across a hushed capital, dozens of Cubans said they felt genuine pain at...

Erdogan, Putin discuss Syria situation over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the latest situation in Syria over the phone late Saturday, according to a presidential source. The leaders talked about the recent developments in war-torn Syria and efforts to find a solution to the...

Israeli settlers flee as West Bank wildfires spread

Wildfires near Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank have forced hundreds to flee their homes, after mass evacuations in Israel and more than a dozen arrests, police said Saturday. Israeli and Palestinian firefighters, helped by foreign aircraft, have been battling dozens of bush...