An Afghan official says a group of children set off an unexploded mortar round in a residential area in the eastern Nangarhar province, causing a blast that killed a woman and two children. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, says another seven children were...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels clashed with Lebanese Hezbollah militia in Quneitra province near the Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights, local activist said Saturday. Hezbollah militants sought to seize posts held by rebels in the town of Khan Arnabeh in the northern countryside, activist...

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman reiterated Friday that Israel will not allow Iran to establish a foothold in Syria that would pose a threat to his country. "What our problem is and what we will not allow is for Iranians to establish a base in Syria against Israel," Lieberman...

Syrian regime airstrikes and shelling killed 17 civilians including seven children Friday in the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk in southern Damascus, a Britain-based activist group said. Government forces have pounded southern districts of the capital since April 19 to try to expel Daesh (ISIS)...