(AFP)- Syrian government air strikes on opposition-held towns across the country killed at least 32 people on Monday, and wounded dozens more, a monitoring group said. In Jassem in the southern province of Daraa, 15 civilians were killed in four air...

(Reuters) - Kurdish militia backed by U.S.-led air strikes are making rapid advances against Islamic State forces in rural areas around Kobani after driving the group from the Syrian border town last week, the Kurdish militia and a monitoring group said on Monday. A spokesman...

(Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday said his left-wing government would make full use of a mandate for negotiations with European partners and ruled out seeking aid from  Russia . "We are in substantial negotiations with our partners in Europe and those...

The new Bahrain-based Al-Arab satellite news channel – which is funded by Saudi business mogul Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal – has suspended its broadcast less than 24 hours after its launch. "The broadcast was suspended for technical and administrative reasons," the channel said on...