Syrian regime forces were poised Monday to soon enter Maaret al-Numan, a town of symbolic and strategic importance that is deserted after months of bombardment, located in the last opposition bastion. Maaret al-Numan is a strategic prize lying on the M5 highway linking Damascus to Syria's...

The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 80, the country's health department said Monday. According to the National Health Commission, there were 2,744 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus, also known as 2019-nCoV, including 461 in...

Three rockets slammed into the US embassy in Iraq's capital on Sunday in the first direct hit reported after months of close calls, as thousands of protesters kept up anti-government sit-ins across the country. The attack marked a dangerous escalation in the spree of rocket attacks in...

Syrian regime forces reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town on Sunday, in a move that is part of a weeks-long offensive into the country's last rebel stronghold, state media and opposition activists said. Video from the Associated Press showed warplanes in action near the...