Germany's foreign minister headed to Libya Thursday to persuade strongman Khalifa Haftar to join an international conference on the conflict, as the UN urged support for the peace initiative. Heiko Maas said the Berlin conference -- scheduled for Sunday -- was "the best chance in a long...

Intense fighting between pro-regime forces and jihadist-led fighters in Syria's Idlib province killed at least 39 fighters overnight, a war monitor said Thursday. The violence, which saw air strikes, shelling and ground combat, further buried a ceasefire announced by Russia on Sunday in...

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday it was too early to say that a ceasefire in Libya had collapsed after Khalifa Haftar, commander of eastern Libyan forces, failed to sign a binding truce at talks this week. The talks in Moscow aimed to halt Haftar’s nine-month...

Germany confirmed Tuesday it will host a conference Sunday in Berlin to support the United Nations' effort to achieve peace and reconciliation in Libya after months of violence. Representatives from the United States, Russia, Britain, France, China, Turkey, Italy and the U.N. will be among the...