The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has seized more territory in the central province of Homs amid intense clashes with government forces, Syrian activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday's fighting killed at least 28 government troops and...

Gunmen on motorcycles boarded a bus and opened fire on commuters in Pakistan's volatile southern city of Karachi on Wednesday, killing at least 43, police said, and militants affiliated with Islamic State claimed responsibility. The pink bus was pockmarked with bullet holes and...

A top Burundian general on Wednesday announced the overthrow of President Pierre Nkurunziza, following weeks of violent protests against his bid to stand for a third term. The radio broadcast by General Godefroid Niyombare – who was sacked from his position as the central African nation’s...

A three-year operation to smuggle official documents out of Syria has produced enough evidence to indict President Bashar al-Assad and 24 senior members of his regime, according to the findings of an international investigative commission. The prosecution cases against the Syrian leaders focus...