The Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday condemned civilian bloodshed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.  In statement, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul-Gheit termed the ongoing airstrikes by Syrian regime and Russian warplanes in Aleppo as...

Warplanes bombed a strategic camp on the northern edge of Aleppo on Sunday as Syrian government and rebel forces battled for control of the city in a Russian-backed offensive that appears to have buried any hope for diplomacy. The United Nations Security Council will meet at 11 a.m. (1500...

Around 237,000 residents in central China are suffering drinking water shortages following a weeks-long “severe” drought that has damaged 123,000 hectares of crops in Hubei province. The state-run China Daily reported Sunday that the scarcity and damage came after Hubei received an...

A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook some southern Philippines provinces early Saturday, but no casualties or damage were reported. The director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) told local radio station dzBB no damage was expected since the epicenter of...