A 5.7 magnitude earthquake, followed by a series of aftershocks, struck near Nevada's border with California early Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The initial quake was recorded 29 km (18 miles) west southwest of the town of Hawthorne at 12:18 a.m. followed by an...

The number of injured Aleppans treated in Turkey reached 273 after evacuation from the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, the Turkish government said Wednesday. According to the Prime Ministry Directorate General of Press and Information, 39 of the 273 injured civilians succumbed to their...

Turkey and Russia have agreed on a proposal toward a general ceasefire in Syria, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said on Wednesday, and will aim to put it into effect by midnight. Anadolu, citing sources, said the two countries have reached a consensus that will be presented to...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a symbolic visit to Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, commemorating the victims of Japan's World War Two attack and promising that his country would never wage war again. The visit, just weeks before Republican President-elect Donald...

(Al-Jazeera)- After the Nigerian army claimed victory over Boko Haram in the armed group's forest stronghold, a commander at the forefront of the battle says the search is still on for the missing Chibok girls. The army captured the Sambisa Forest in the country's east over the weekend....

Residents of Iraq's ISIS-held city of Mosul say an airstrike has disabled the city's last functioning bridge. The residents, who spoke Wednesday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity fearing for their safety, say the airstrike happened at dawn Monday. Iraqi and U.S.-led...

Korean Air said Wednesday it would let its crew use stun guns more aggressively and put more male staff aboard flights to clamp down on violent passengers, after an incident involving an unruly passenger. South Korea's flag carrier said it was tightening security after 1980s U.S. pop singer...

The Turkish military said Wednesday it had "neutralized" 44 ISIS militants and wounded 117 as part of its operation in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab. In a statement, the military also said seven rebels had been wounded in clashes over the past day, while 154 ISIS targets had been struck...

The Jerusalem municipality is due to act on Wednesday on requests to construct hundreds of new homes for Israelis in areas that Israel captured in 1967 and annexed to the city, drawing fresh criticism from the United States that settlement activity puts Middle East peace-making at risk....

(The Independent)- The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has uncovered evidence that US-led coalition forces have helped support terrorists in Syria – including Isis. American-led forces have been working alongside Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad but have...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will make remarks regarding Middle East peace on Wednesday and discuss next steps needed to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Tuesday. Toner rejected claims that the Obama administration had pushed for a...

A draft U.N. resolution obtained by the Associated Press would impose sanctions on 11 Syrians and 10 Syrian organizations and companies allegedly involved in chemical weapons attacks in the war-ravaged country. The proposed Security Council resolution would also ban all countries from...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Tuesday that they needed three months to completely eliminate Daesh from Iraq.  “Iraqi forces are advancing in the city of Mosul and there are no foreigners fighting with our forces in the city,” Abadi said at a press conference held in the...

President-elect Donald Trump appointed an experienced hand from the George W. Bush era to his national security circle Tuesday and a figure from the Trump Organization to make international deals. Thomas Bossert will become as assistant to the president for homeland security and...

Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" films and later endured drug addiction and stormy romances with show business heavyweights, died on Tuesday, her daughter said through a family spokesman. "It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he has evidence that U.S.-led coalition forces give support to terrorist groups including the Islamic State and Kurdish militant groups YPG and PYD, he said on Tuesday. "They were accusing us of supporting Daesh (Islamic State)," he told a press...

About 400 peace activists were marching Tuesday from the outskirts of Berlin towards the devastated Syrian city of Aleppo, heading down the refugee trail in reverse. Organized by Polish journalist and blogger Anna Alboth, the "Civil March for Aleppo" aims to build political pressure to help...

Saudi Arabia should not be allowed to take part in the Syrian peace process, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan told Russia's state-backed RT TV station in an interview, according to the RIA news agency Tuesday. He was cited as saying that he thought Saudi Arabia's insistence that...

A U.S.-backed alliance of militias fighting ISIS hopes a U.S. decision to ease some restrictions on arming groups in Syria will lead to them getting anti-aircraft missiles, its spokesman said Tuesday. Although ISIS does not have warplanes, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance wants...

Antonio Conte has challenged his Chelsea stars to use their club record run of 12 successive victories as the foundation to win the Premier League title. Conte's side moved seven points clear at the top after a 3-0 win over Bournemouth Monday and they are now just two more victories away...