A Syrian army defector and prominent rebel commander was killed by two assailants in rebel-held town in northern countryside of Homs, activists said on Tuesday. Col. Ahmed Kheshfah (dubbed: Abu Mulhem) was killed in Talbiseh town by two armed men claimed to be affiliated to the radical Islamic...

At least 17 civilians have killed in four army missile attacks on eastern city of al-Mayadeen in a territory controlled by Islamic State, a monitoring group said on Monday. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said 5 children and 3 women were among the victims of the deadly missile attack on...

Iran demanded an apology from Saudi Arabia on Sunday over the deaths of 769 people at the haj pilgrimage and accused it of trying to evade blame, while Riyadh in turn accused Tehran of playing politics with the disaster. At least 155 Iranian pilgrims died in the crush of pilgrims...

Lionel Messi will be out for up to eight weeks with knee ligament damage suffered as Barcelona beat Las Palmas 2-1 on Saturday. Barca's troubles were eased, though, as Real Madrid remain a point behind the Catalans after being held 0-0 at home by 10-man Malaga. Villarreal now lead La Liga...