The U.N. special envoy for Syria says he's "quietly hopeful" the U.N. can announce an agreement to launch a constitutional committee before world leaders gather in late September, a step which could lead to a political solution to end the eight-year conflict. Geir Pedersen told the Security...

 Fierce fighting broke out between the powerful YPG militia and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Wednesday when the Kurdish militants tried to move into al-Bab town near the Turkish border, Anadolu Agency reported. The fighting occurred in the evening as the 'Kurdish People's...

Unidentified gunmen shot dead four Iraqi soldiers and wounded seven more at a military checkpoint in Anbar province on Thursday, two security sources said. The attack occurred near Garma, a town 50 km northwest of Baghdad, in the early hours of Thursday morning. In a separate incident...

Yemeni separatists have regained full control of the interim capital Aden following clashes with government forces who withdrew from the southern port city, security officials from both sides said Thursday. The separatists brought massive reinforcements from other regions in what appeared...