(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces arrested Wednesday about 1100 people were fleeing Qaboun, north of Damascus despite an agreement to evacuate the opposition-held district reached Sunday. Regime-run TV quoted the Damascus provincial governor as saying that Qaboun "is...

North Korea launched a ferry service to the Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday to develop links and boost economic cooperation, the North's state media said, as it faces increasing isolation over its weapons development. Experts have said North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, may be...

A top U.S. Navy commander Wednesday pushed for a "sense of urgency" over North Korea's nuclear and missile development, stressing it even threatens Pyongyang's allies China and Russia. Admiral Harry Harris, who heads the Pacific Command, spoke during a visit to Japan after North Korea's...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have extended their lead over the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) to 12 percentage points, a poll showed Wednesday, almost four months before a federal election. The Forsa poll for the weekly magazine Stern and broadcaster RTL put Merkel's...