Germany's Angelique Kerber on Saturday put the crowning touch of her newly-acquired world's No. 1 ranking by winning her first U.S. Open tennis championship. Kerber, 28, beat Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in a thrilling match in her third Grand Slam final this year,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State's mortar rounds on regime-held Deir Ezzor city killed Saturday 10 civilians and 3 soldiers, local activists said. One more civilian has been killed in regime air strikes on the town of al-Shmeitiya, activist Abu Abdul Rrahman al-Deiri said.    Fierce...

At least 24 people died in a factory boiler blast and fire in Tongi, a township to the north of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, on Saturday, police said. Deputy Insp. Malek Khasru Khan said 74 were injured in the 6.15 a.m. local time (0015GMT) explosion at the Tampaco Foils packaging plant in...

Israeli warplanes Saturday struck Syrian regime targets in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. In a statement, the military said Israeli air forces targeted artillery positions of the Syrian regime after a projectile was launched from Syria and hit the Israeli side of the...