Syrian regime media said a military airport near Homs city had come under missile attack which was repelled by its air defense systems Thursday. "One of our military airports in the central region was exposed to a hostile missile attack, and our air defense systems confronted the attack...

Pope Francis warned Italian bishops this week to vet carefully applicants to the priesthood and reject anyone they suspected might be homosexual, local media reported Thursday. "Keep an eye on the admissions to seminaries, keep your eyes open," the pope was quoted as saying by newspaper...

A U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish group has detained a high-profile French Daesh (ISIS) fighter in northern Syria who has been linked to terror attacks in Paris and Nice in 2015 and 2016, the group announced Thursday. The Syrian Democratic Forces said they captured Adrien Lionel Kiyali...

Russian state telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor will check by December whether Facebook and possibly Whatsapp are complying with Russian laws, TASS news agency reported on Thursday, citing the head of the watchdog. Russia has said it would block access to Facebook unless the...