Syrian government warplanes carried out at least 16 airstrikes against rebels in northern Hama province Friday in the latest violence to interrupt a Russian and Turkish backed ceasefire, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The British-based activist group did not immediately...

Russia Friday moved to expel 35 U.S. diplomats in a tit-for-tat response after President Barack Obama unleashed a barrage of punishment against Moscow over alleged election interference. Obama's broadside over cyber-attacks sent ties between Russia and the United States -- already at their...

An aid flotilla carrying food and emergency supplies for Rohingya Muslims will sail from Malaysia for Myanmar's troubled Rakhine State next month, the Malaysian organizer said on Friday. The flotilla, organized by a coalition of aid groups, has yet to receive permission to enter Myanmar,...

Syrian opposition activists say a nationwide cease-fire that went into effect at midnight is holding despite minor violations. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported clashes early Friday between troops and rebels in the central province of Hama and near the...