Syrian troops backed by Lebanon’s Hezbollah killed at least 50 jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Al-Qaeda-affiliate Al-Nusra Front late Friday, activists said on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Islamists clashed...

The Daily Star - The Lebanese Army vowed Saturday to confront what it said was a systematic plan to target Lebanon and its military, saying it would prevent anyone from moving Syria's battle into the country. "What happened today is the most dangerous incident Lebanon and the...

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) As the Gaza conflict shows no immediate signs of let-up and the number of deaths, including of scores of children, mount to over 1,400, a concerned India is planning to send $1 million to a UN fund to provide aid to the suffering Palestinians fleeing the...

An explosion has killed 68 people and injured 187 at a Chinese factory that makes wheels for US carmakers, including General Motors, state media said. The blast happened in Kunshan, a city in the eastern Jiangsu province, on Saturday morning. A preliminary...