Eighteen people drowned overnight when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea as it was heading for the Greek island of Kalymnos, Turkish media reported early Saturday. Another 14 people, among them Syrians, Iraqis and Pakistanis, were pulled to safety by the Turkish coastguard, the Dogan...

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing a peace process to put an end to the nearly five-year war in Syria. US Secretary of State John Kerry said the resolution sends "a clear message to all concerned that the time is now to stop the killing in Syria." The...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Powerful Islam Army rebel group said the Islamist rebels had killed 20 Syrian regime troops and allied militants in the besieged Eastern Ghouta district near Damascus, senior commander said Friday. Islam Army's spokesman, Islam Alloush, said rebels had carried out a counter...

 Istanbul (dpa) - Turkey will start imposing visa requirements on Syrians trying to enter the country, a senior government official said Thursday, as negotiations stepped up between Ankara and the European Union to clamp down on migrant flows. Turkey has largely maintained an "open door...