The pope says the cruelty of the fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul "makes us cry, leaves us without words." Pope Francis told some 50,000 faithful gathered Sunday for the Angelus blessing that he was "pained by the murder in cold blood of numerous sons of this beloved land, among them many...

(The Daily Star)- The United States has warned its citizens of the potential risk of terror attack or attempted kidnapping of foreigners in Istanbul, which has been rocked by several bombings this year. The consulate in Istanbul said in a message late Saturday that extremist groups continued...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian resistance on Saturday thwarted regime attack on Khan al-Shih and Deir Khabiya suburbs west of the capital, Local Coordination Committees said. Backing the ground offensive, regime warplanes have dropped at least 26 barrel bombs and 15 FIL surface-to-surface...

Heavy clashes between regime and rebel forces erupted in several areas of Syria's divided city of Aleppo late on Saturday after a unilateral ceasefire announced by government ally Russia expired. Moscow had extended the unilateral "humanitarian pause" into a third day until 1600 GMT on...