(Zaman Al Wasl)- Four regime troops killed by Daesh (ISIS) in surprise attack hit their bastions in eastern Deir Ezzor province Wednesday, local activist told Zaman al-Wasl. Nine more troops were wounded when Daesh stormed regime checkpoints near the town of Albulail east of Deir Ezzor,...

More than two dozen pro-regime forces based in Syria's desert died in a surprise Daesh (ISIS) attack Tuesday, a day after the militants' ouster from the outskirts of Damascus, a monitor said. "At least 26 regime soldiers and allied forces were killed in an IS [Daesh] attack at dawn...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas remained in hospital for a third day Tuesday with pneumonia, with a hospital spokeswoman saying there was as yet no timeframe for his discharge. "He is doing fine but still needs to take care," the spokeswoman for the Istishari Arab Hospital near...

Texas has more than 1.2 million licensed handgun owners who can openly carry their weapons in public. The state hosted the National Rifle Association's annual meeting two weeks ago. And until Monday, the governor's re-election website was raffling off a shotgun. Guns are so hard-wired...