Pope Francis says he realises he may be the target of an attack but that he will continue to travel without bulletproof vehicles or heavy security because he wants to get close to people. Unlike his predecessors, who used bulletproof popemobiles or limousines, Francis uses ordinary cars on...

In a former high school classroom in this northeastern Syrian town, about 250 Arab recruits for the U.S.-backed war against the Islamic State were being prepped by Kurdish instructors to receive military training from American troops.  Most of the recruits were from villages surrounding...

A total of 16 civilians were killed Sunday when Daesh terrorists carried out attacks in the Iraq city of Mosul, according to the country's military sources. A howitzer attack carried out by the terrorists in a northeastern neighborhood of the province left 11 people dead. Separately, at...

Syrian refugees in Lebanon are "barely coping", with half of children out of school and more families falling into poverty, a UN study has found. Some 1.5 million Syrians seeking refuge in Lebanon remain highly vulnerable, even after three years of living there, and their economic situation...