A powerful earthquake struck a remote area of Afghanistan on Monday, shaking the capital Kabul and killing at least 24 people while 76 were killed in neighboring Pakistan, officials said. The death toll could climb in coming days because communications were down in much of...

Lewis Hamilton joined the elite group of triple Formula One world champions on Sunday after winning a thrilling U.S. Grand Prix that kept the crowd on tenterhooks right to the very end. "That's the greatest moment of my life," he gasped over the team radio, choking back the...

(Translation by Yusra Ahmed) The Lebanese human rights activist Nabil Halabi released on his personal facebook page that news about freeing Abir al-Jaoor, the abducted Syrian girl who was abducted by a former criminal close to the Hezbollah militia in the town Alain in Baalabek area, and she...

Ever since they expelled ISIL from Tal Abyad in mid-June, Syria’s Kurds have been at the centre of many rumours. In particular, there has been talk of upcoming battles against ISIL in northern Syria, including Kurdish-Russian cooperation. The idea of a Kurdish-led offensive to capture...