Clashes Tuesday in the Syrian desert between Russia-backed regime forces and Daesh (ISIS) militants have killed almost 30 fighters, a Britain-based war monitor said. Battles have been ongoing in Syria's vast Badia desert since the start of the month, with regime forces supported by Russian...

Israel is set to approve construction of Jewish settler homes in a flashpoint area of the West Bank city of Hebron for the first time since 2002, the anti-occupation group Peace Now said Tuesday. It condemned what it called an attempt to "squeeze in" the approvals before next week's US...

Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of the year as heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban insurgents rages on despite efforts to find peace, the United Nations said Tuesday. From January to September, there were 5,939 civilian...

Police detained Tuesday seven Daesh (ISIS) suspects in Ankara accused of preparing attacks on national holidays in Turkey, media and officials said. They were planning attacks on Republic Day on Thursday and ceremonies on November 10 which commemorate the death of the founder of the modern...