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)- A spokesman for the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Sunday that his U.S.-backed alliance of Kurds and Arabs fighters had driven ISIS from Tel Abyad town on the Turkish border, Killing 70 militants. Colonel Tala Cilo, SDf 's spokesman told RIA Novosti that "All...

(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...