Turkish authorities arrested a suspected Islamic State militant on Tuesday for allegedly planning a suicide attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, Dogan news agency said. The suspected militant was of Syrian origin and was detained in Kahramanmaras, a province near the Syrian...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 30 people have been killed in Syrian and Russian air strikes on rebel-held areas  in northern provinces of Idlib and Aleppo , a monitor said Tuesday. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said at least 20 people, including 5 women, have been killed in...

France has used cruise missiles for the first time against the Islamic State during strikes in Iraq on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry said. SCALP long-range missiles were launched from French fighter jets based in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan as part of a bombing raid that...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he wanted to use a visit to Moscow on Tuesday to make "real progress" in narrowing differences with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over how to end the conflict in Syria. Kerry is seeking to prepare the ground for a third round of talks of...