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Putin orders military to 'act tough' against threats in Syria

President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his forces in Syria to take tough action against any threats, speaking two weeks after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in the war-torn country. "Any targets threatening the Russian grouping or our land infrastructure should be immediately...

First planeload of Syrian refugees arrives in Canada

After months of promises and weeks of preparation, the first Canadian government planeload of Syrian refugees landed in Toronto on Thursday, aboard a military aircraft met by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau was elected to a surprise majority in October promising to accept more...

ISIS car bombs kill 22 people in northern Hasaka: monitor

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 22 people killed and 100 wounded Thursday in three truck bombs carried out by ISIS in a Kurdish-controlled town in northern province of Hasaka, activists and monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 22 people have been killed in Tal Tamer...