World Bulletin - At least 116 people were killed by government forces in fighting across Syria during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, opposition activists have said. The deaths included 21 children and 16 women, according to the London-based Syrian Network for Human Rights....

The U.N. Security Council is condemning the offensive waged by the extremist Islamic State group and allied militants in Iraq, calling it "a major threat" to the country's future. The council stressed in a resolution adopted unanimously Wednesday extending the U.N. political...

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BEIRUT (AFP) : A fierce battle between Syrian Kurds and Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) jihadists has killed nearly 50 fighters from both sides as the Kurds seized several ISIS positions, an activist group said Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...