Three of Tonga's smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said Wednesday, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the eruption of an undersea volcano near the Pacific archipelago nation. Communications have been down...

The Russian-backed Syrian regime forces launched a military campaign against the Islamic State militants in the Badia desert amid hike in attacks on regime army and allied forces that left more than 20 fighters dead in one week. Pro-regime media outlets said the Russian and Syrian warplanes...

At least three pro-Bashar al-Assad fighters were killed and eight more wounded in Daesh attacks in the Badia desert, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl on Monday. A field source said one Civil Defense fighter was killed on Sunday evening after an improvised explosive device went off in...

At least six pro-Iran militants, including a Revolutionary Guard commander, were killed, and more than 14 others were wounded on Saturday in snap attack by a suspected Daesh group in the Syrian desert. Zaman al-Wasl reporter, quoting field sources, said that the attack took place while the...