Hundreds of survivors stranded by a huge earthquake that struck central New Zealand three days ago reached Christchurch by a naval ship early on Thursday, as engineers in the capital Wellington assessed the state of dozens of damaged buildings. Around 450 tourists and residents from the...

Seven Iraqi refugees were burnt to death Monday in the northern province of Kirkuk, according to an Iraqi official. A tent caught fire in the Layan refugee camp in the southeastern parts of Kirkuk, killing a father and his six children, the mayor of the northern city of Baiji, Mohamed...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Governor of Karkamis state in Turkey has issued an order Monday to close the hospital of Jarablus without giving any justification, according to local sources.  The source talked to Zaman al-Wasl on condition of anonymity confirmed that the hospital is official...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- a young woman has Sunday been abducted at one of the most important barriers in the coastal city of Latakia, moreover, another girl went missing at the same place, which caused a state of anger in the city.  The facebook page of “Mortar shell in Latakia memories”...