Eritrea's government has accused Ethiopia of launching an attack on its territory, but the extent of the assault was still unclear and there was no immediate response from Ethiopia. Eritrea, which won independence from Ethiopia in 1991, fought a bloody border war with its larger neighbor...

 The opposition-held sector of Syria's divided city of Aleppo has been cut off from the outside world in recent days by an escalation of air and artillery strikes on the only road in, putting hundreds of thousands of people under effective siege. A government campaign to fully capture...

 U.S. officials said on Sunday they had seen no immediate evidence of any direct connection between the worst mass shooting in U.S. history and Islamic State or any other foreign extremist group. The two officials, who were familiar with the investigation and spoke on the condition of...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime announced this week formation of new militia with high incentives and salaries under name of 'Homat Syria', or Syria Patrons, pro-media outlets said.  Activists supported Bashar al-Assad said a recruiting center were opened in...