A suspected suicide car bomb rammed into the gate of a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu Wednesday and militants stormed inside, police and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports about casualties and no immediate claim of responsibility. The Somali Islamist group al Shabaab...

A new Syrian police force trained and equipped by Turkey started work in a rebel-held border town on Tuesday, a sign of deepening Turkish influence in northern Syria, where it has helped drive out ISIS militants in recent months. Casually referred to as the "Free Police", in reference to the...

Syria's White Helmets rescue workers said Tuesday they were "proud" that a documentary film about their work saving civilians in their country's devastating war was nominated for an Oscar. "The White Helmets documentary produced by Netflix was nominated for (an) Oscar!! I'm so proud to...

Russia has given rebels a draft version of a new constitution for Syria drawn up by Moscow to speed up political negotiations to end the conflict, the Kremlin's envoy said Tuesday. "We have handed the Syrian armed opposition a draft constitution of Syria prepared by Russian specialists for...