A Russian plane carrying the body of the ambassador assassinated in Turkey landed Tuesday in Moscow, where he was to be honoured in a ceremony, news agencies said. Andrei Karlov's coffin and his widow travelled back to Russia after the veteran diplomat was shot dead by a 22-year-old Turkish...

Syrian regime army on Tuesday urged the last remaining rebels and civilians to leave the besieged opposition enclave in Aleppo as it prepares to take full control of the devastated city. The evacuation of Aleppo's rebel sector is seen as a pivotal moment in the nearly six-year war that...

The remains of Russian envoy Andrey Karlov were sent back to Moscow from Turkey Tuesday, a day after he was shot dead by an off-duty police officer in the Turkish capital. The white, red and blue Russian flag was draped on the casket as a Russian Orthodox priest recited prayers in a ceremony...

The Syrian army broadcast messages into the last rebel enclave of Aleppo on Tuesday, warning that it was poised to enter the area during the day and urging insurgents to speed up their evacuation of the city. An operation to evacuate civilians and fighters from rebel-held eastern Aleppo...