(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State denied Syrian regime reports of advances east of Raqqa city on Thursday, saying it has recaptured 4 villages and killed about 100 soldiers and allied militants, 58 of them in suicide bombing attack.   The radical group's news feeds said ISIS fighters...

The United Nations called on Thursday for a humanitarian pause to allow an estimated 20,000 trapped civilians to escape the Syrian city of Raqqa, and urged the U.S.-led coalition to rein in air strikes that have caused casualties. "Boats on the Euphrates must not be attacked, people who come...

The death toll from floods sweeping South Asia has climbed above 1,000, officials said Thursday, as rescue teams try to reach millions stranded by the region's worst monsoon disaster in recent years. Thousands of soldiers and emergency personnel have been deployed across India, Bangladesh...

A citizenship crisis will loom over the Australian government for at least another two months after a court said on Thursday it would not begin hearings into the parliamentary eligibility of seven lawmakers until mid-October. Australia's parliament has been rocked by the revelation that the...