U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off their annual drills Monday that come after tensions rose over North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month. The Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills are largely computer-simulated war games held every summer and have drawn furious...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two civilians killed and dozen more wounded in regime airstrikes on Hola region in central Homs province, local reporter said on Saturday.   The regime warplanes conducted 4 raids in new violation to the de-escalation agreement in the rebel-held northern countryside....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Four suffocation cases have been reported in Eastern Ghouta suburbs due to a regime toxic gas attack on the besieged Jobar neighborhood near the capital in spite of two-week-old ceasefire deal, medics said on Saturday. The Medical Center of Jobar said regime forces have...

Germany's interior minister called for tough measures to crack down on soccer fans who commit violent acts, including stadium bans, after fireworks and fires disrupted a match in the Baltic city of Rostock on Monday. Thomas de Maiziere, who also serves as sports minister, told the daily Bild...