President Barack Obama pledged to increase U.S. support for the moderate opposition in Syria's civil war on Monday and said the United States needed to do more at home to prevent attacks and combat Islamic State efforts to recruit followers. Obama, speaking during a visit to the...

Cash for educating children caught up in disasters, ranging from the war in Syria to the earthquake in Nepal, needs to rise sharply to cope with a surge in the number of young refugees, a U.N. envoy said on Monday. "While the need is rising, aid is currently falling," former...

An ISIS-linked group on Sunday thwarted Nusra Front's assault on a town it controls south Syria, killing 24 Nusra fighters, source told Zaman al-Wasl. Last few months, Shouhada al-Yarmouk Brigade that pledged allegiance to the ultra-hardline Islamist group has engaged in fierce fighting with...

Islamic State fighters stormed a Syrian town held by Kurdish-led forces near Raqqa city on Monday, part of a wider offensive by the militants two days after their de facto capital was hit by some of the heaviest U.S.-led air strikes in the conflict. The Kurdish YPG militia said...