Nearly one million people are living under siege in Syria, the UN aid chief said Monday, announcing revised figures. The new figure of 974,080 people marks a dramatic increase from 486,700 Syrians living in besieged areas just six months ago, Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council....

Turkey called on the United States and other nations Monday to rethink its proposal for a no-fly zone in northern Syria as the U.N. expressed deep concerns over the bombing of hospitals in rebel-held parts of Aleppo. Government forces pounded besieged rebel-held neighborhoods of the northern...

Lionel Messi looks set to return for Barcelona's Champions League trip to Celtic Wednesday after overcoming a sickness bug that forced the Argentine to miss Barca's 0-0 draw with Malaga Saturday. Messi was forced to pull out of Barca's matchday squad just hours before kick-off and the...

Police have broken up a terror ring plotting an attack in France after arresting seven individuals in Strasbourg and Marseille, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Monday. The weekend arrests of seven suspects – of French, Moroccan and Afghan origin – "enabled us to prevent a...