Air strikes and shelling killed eight civilians in northwestern Syria Tuesday after deadly clashes between pro-government forces and jihadists rattled a months-old truce and sparked a new wave of displacement. At least 53 fighters have been killed since Monday, in one of the deadliest...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) called Tuesday for the release of more than 3,000 migrants, mainly Ethiopians, who it said remain held in inhumane conditions in two detention centres in southern Yemen. The detentions began two weeks ago in the city of Aden and the...

The Syrian army has made a small advance into the rebels' last major stronghold in Syria, a pro-government newspaper and an activist group reported Tuesday, after massive bombardments that began late last month. Al-Watan daily said the army had captured the villages of al-Janabara and Tel...

Libya’s internationally recognised government said Monday its head Fayez al-Sarraj will tour Europe to seek support against an attack on Tripoli by strongman Khalifa Haftar, who urged his troops to “wipe out” government forces. Sarraj, who heads the Tripoli-based Government of...