The Pentagon said Friday said the U.S. or the anti-Daesh coalition will not involve itself in the Syrian regime's attacks on rebel-held towns in southern Syria. Speaking at a news conference, Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon was asked by an Anadolu Agency reporter whether the U.S. is...

 Earlier this month, Maya Merhi, 8, born with no legs due to a congenital condition, was moving around a Syrian displaced persons camp on artificial limbs made of plastic tubing and tin cans. But after pictures of her plight, including those taken by AFP in Syria, were seen around the...

A court in Mombasa coastal region on Thursday found five Kenyan police officers guilty of the 2012 murder of Briton aristocrat Alexander Monson, who was the son of British Lord Nicholas Monson. The court said Alexander Monson had died from blunt force trauma to his head, which is...

A spokesman for the Iraqi military says security forces have found the bodies of eight people taken hostage by Daesh earlier this month. The kidnappings drew national attention amid worries about the lingering threat by Daesh militants. Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadadi said Tuesday the...