Iraqi forces have totally encircled the government complex in Ramadi, the last stronghold of Islamic State militants in the western city, and are about to enter it, joint operations command spokesman Yahya Rasool told Reuters. "We're clearing the buildings and streets around the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian regime barrel bomb attack killed Sunday at least 6 people in al-Hola region in the central province of Homs, activists said. The attack that targeted the main school of Thalf village in the northern countryside of Homs, left 6 people dead since most of displaced...

Russian air forces have not hit civilian targets since they started a bombing campaign in Syria nearly three months ago, a senior Russian officer said in an interview with Rossiya 24 television. London-based rights group Amnesty International said this week that Russia's bombing of Syria had...

Britain's government was holding emergency talks Sunday as flooding in northern England forced hundreds of people to leave their homes, including in the historic tourist destination of York. Prime Minister David Cameron will chair a call of the COBRA emergency committee as the floods cause...