Syrian opposition groups have advanced in the northwestern province of Hama after fierce clashes with regime forces, sources said. The sources, who spoke to Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity for safety reasons, said opposition fighters took control of the villages of Kherba al-Naqos and...

Islamic State's income and the population under its control have both fallen by about a third, a U.S.-based analysis firm said, describing the declining revenue as a threat to its long-term rule over its self-proclaimed caliphate. Revenue for the ultra-hardline Sunni Muslim group,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 civilians have been killed on Monday in regime air strikes on the northern countryside of Homs province, in a new violation to the U.N.-brokered ceasefire deal that went into effect on Feb.27. Zaman al-Wasl local reporter said regime warplanes had carried out 15...

The biggest earthquake in Ecuador in decades has killed 272 people -- but that toll will 'certainly' rise even further, the president said as overwhelmed rescuers struggled to pull survivors out of the destruction. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck the small, oil-producing South American...