Shelling of areas in northwestern Syria in the past three days has damaged a medical centre and put two hospitals out of service, the United Nations said on Tuesday. "The UN is deeply disturbed by three separate reported attacks on hospitals and health facilities in northwestern Syria,...

Algeria’s army chief of staff said on Tuesday several big corruption cases would come to light in a crackdown on systemic graft, private channel Ennahar TV reported. A number of figures from the ruling elite including the finance minister, ex-prime minister and several oligarchs have come...

Islamic State remains a potent threat around the world despite reduced capabilities, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday, adding its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had made his latest video appearance in a “remote area”. Abdul Mahdi did not say which country that area was...

The U.N. human rights chief says thousands of lives are at risk in parts of conflict-ridden Libya, decrying an escalation of attacks in residential areas with artillery, rockets and airstrikes. Michelle Bachelet's office highlighted her "grave concern" about thousands of civilian men, women...