Four army forces were killed and 12 more wounded when an ISIS-planted landmine rocked their vehicle in the central Homs province, pro-regime activists said Friday. The mine blast took place in the Syrian desert, known as Badia, east of Homs city where the radical group is still...

The NBA playoff games will resume Saturday following a series of commitments reached between players and the league after a strike that halted play, the parties announced Friday. In a joint statement the NBA and its players association said they have agreed to "immediately establish a...

A UN human rights office spokesman said Friday that the shooting of Jacob Blake in the US exposes how African Americans continue to be exposed to differentiated and heightened risks in engaging with US law enforcement bodies. Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for...

The United States plans to reduce its military force in Iraq from the current 5,200 to about 3,500 by November, US officials said Friday. The cut would be in line with President Donald Trump's repeated call to bring troops home and his reelection campaign pledge to end what he calls "endless...