(Zaman Al Wasl)- Mohammed Rafae, commander of the military operations of pro-regime Liwa al-Quds militia, was killed in a sniper bullet on Sunday in the battleground city of Aleppo, activists said.   Rafae, known as al-Arrab or 'the Godfather' was killed in clashes between the...

Iraq's sectarian political leaders have plunged back into a dispute over the status of Shi'ite armed groups, undermining efforts to reunite the country as its troops press on with the assault of Mosul, Islamic State's biggest stronghold. Forty days into the biggest ground offensive in Iraq...

The ability of Australian telecoms company Telstra Corporation (TLS.AX) to offset the fall in its traditional revenue streams by diversifying into a range of technology and other businesses is in doubt. So far, Telstra's funding of 44 startups since 2013, the A$235 million ($175 million)...

(The Guardian)- Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, who was widely criticized for fondly remembering Fidel Castro without mention of his human rights record, has defended his comments but said the late Cuban leader was a dictator. Trudeau sparked fury and online mockery after he referred...