US actor Kevin Spacey, under investigation for sexual assault in the US and Britain, has made a public appearance in Rome, his first in two years, La Repubblica daily reported Sunday. The daily posted a video on its website showing Spacey, dressed in a suit and tie, reciting a poem...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced yesterday that 598 people were subject to arbitrary detention, mostly by the Syrian regime, in July, Turkish news website Yeni Şafak reported. The report stated that the number included 38 children and 24 women, adding that the...

Tens of millions of people on Indonesia's heavily populated Java island were affected by a widespread electricity outage Sunday after the state utility PLN reported disruptions at several power plants. The shutdown plunged buildings in the sprawling capital Jakarta -- home to some 30...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime sent military pilots to Russia two months ago to follow a training on the Yak-130 twin seat trainer jet, a well-informed source in Syria's Air Force told Zaman al-Wasl.   Syria is set to receive 36 aircraft once its current conflict concludes, which...