North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders who are set to discuss Pyongyang's increasingly defiant arms program. The missile flew about 60 km (40 miles) from...

Warplanes mounted five air strikes on Wednesday in a rebel-held area of northwestern Syria where dozens of people were killed the day before in a suspected chemical attack, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The Syrian army could not immediately be reached for comment on...

A Kuwaiti military plane entered Iraqi airspace, Baghdad said on Tuesday, allegedly causing fear among residents in the area. The military jet flew above Safwan in the southern governorate of Basra, local reports said. Kuwait is among the nations currently hosting military drills in the...

Britain, France and the United States on Tuesday presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council condemning the suspected chemical attack in Syria and demanding a full investigation. The text, obtained by AFP, called on the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)...