(The Telegraph)- Every year, a few hundred thousand hardy tourists make it to the snowy town of Akureyri in the far north of Iceland, braving 70mph winds and freezing temperatures in search of ski slopes, whale watching trips and the Northern Lights. Yet the town’s newest...

The government of  Bashar al-Assad and rebel groups accepted a plan for a cessation of hostilities to begin on Saturday and the United States warned it would be hard to hold the country together if the fighting did not stop. With hostilities reported on several fronts,...

The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it was banning its citizens from traveling to Lebanon and reducing its diplomatic mission there, according to state news agency WAM. "The Foreign and International Cooperation Ministry announced that it had raised its warning...

The United States and Russia announced plans for a "cessation of hostilities" in Syria that would take effect on Saturday but exclude groups such as Islamic State and al Qaeda's Nusra Front, a loophole Syrian rebels immediately highlighted as a problem. Monday's agreement,...