A total of 251 Turkish-backed Syrian rebels have been killed in a military operation launched in October against Kurdish-led militias in northeast Syria, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday. The Syrian National Army – the Turkey-backed umbrella organisation...

 Several thousand men backing a paramilitary force close to Iran flooded the Iraqi capital's main protest camp Thursday, worrying anti-government demonstrators who have denounced Tehran's role in their country. The men arrived in Tahrir (Liberation) Square in apparently coordinated...

Firefighters were Thursday battling several blazes ringing Sydney, leaving Australia's most populous city blanketed by smoke that is expected to linger for days. Bushfires have killed at least four people and destroyed more than 400 homes since the start of November. Fires are still burning...

Israeli police said Wednesday they had arrested two Palestinians from east Jerusalem suspected of plotting with the Islamic State group to attack Israelis in the Holy City. A police statement said "concrete intelligence" directed undercover officers disguised as Arabs to homes in the Jabel...