Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group bombed a busy junction and a nearby restaurant on Sunday in the town of Baidoa, killing at least 17 people, a police officer and the group said. Al Shabaab often carries out such suicide attacks in the capital and elsewhere in its bid to topple Somalia's...

Pope Francis called on Sunday for a united response to help flows of people into Europe fleeing war and suffering, as the region argues over sharing the burden of looking after them. Addressing crowds in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Francis, who decried the suffering of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia's warplanes on Sunday carried out ten raids on Harbanafseh town in Hama province, rebel commander said, a day after a cessation of hostilities agreement took effect. An Ahrar al-Sham field commander said regime and Russia have stepped up aerial and ground offensive on...

War planes attacked six towns in Syria's northern Aleppo province early on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, a day after a cessation of hostilities agreement took effect. Syrian insurgents said the air strikes were carried out by Russian war planes in support of Syria's...