Turkish forces shelled Kurdish fighters in northern Syria for a third day Monday but failed to stop their advance, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Britain-based monitor said Turkish troops were shelling the road to the west of the town of Tal Rifaat, which has been a key...

 Austria announced Monday it will place six nations including Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia on its list of "safe countries of origin", as it seeks to curb the number of economic migrants. The decision, which will also see Georgia, Ghana and Mongolia added to the list, was taken after the...

Witnesses say Bahrain has arrested four American journalists covering the anniversary of its 2011 uprising amid a long crackdown on dissent in the tiny island nation, witnesses said Monday. Bahrain said it detained the four for entering the country without obtaining a media visa and for...

Turkey on Monday accused Russia of an "obvious war crime" after missile attacks in northern Syria killed scores of people, and warned Kurdish militia fighters there they would face the "harshest reaction" if they tried to capture a town near the Turkish border. An offensive...