The Israeli military said it had mobilized some 13,000 soldiers for an unannounced drill on Sunday in the occupied West Bank, in the first such exercise in three years. A terse statement said army chief Gadi Eisenkot had called a "surprise exercise in Central Command" -- the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islam Amry and Suqour al-Sham rebel groups waged surprise attacks on Syrian regime checkpoints in Mount al-Arbaeen in Idlib countryside, activists said, with no specific number of casualties. Footage posted online by rebels showed...

Police have locked down the centre of Australia's biggest city after a gunman walked into a café in downtown Sydney, took hostages and forced them to display an Islamic flag. It is not yet known how many people are inside the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Martin Place, but...