Algerian independence war veterans said protesters demanding ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika step down after 20 years in power had legitimate concerns and they urged all citizens to demonstrate - another sign of cracks in the ruling elite. The unrest poses the biggest challenge yet to...

Hundreds of civilians streamed out of the Islamic State group's last Syrian stronghold Tuesday into territory held by US-backed forces battling to finish off the jihadists' dying "caliphate". A total of 3,500 people exited the riverside village of Baghouz, including 500 jihadists who had...

A train packed with war trophies from Syria including a tank and carriages of weapons arrived to loud fanfare at a southern Russian city on Wednesday, part of a nationwide tour organized by the military to whip up patriotic sentiment. The tour, launched in Moscow at the weekend, aims to...

Five Yemeni children were killed in an attack on their home in flashpoint Hodeidah province, the U.N. and medics said Saturday, months into a ceasefire agreed by the government and rebels. The U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said that the five children were "playing at home" when they...