A gunman and three women thought to be his hostages were found dead Friday at a California veterans home after an hours-long standoff with police. The assailant struck at 10:20 am (1820 GMT) at the Veterans Home of California-Yountville in the Napa Valley, the largest veterans' home in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels shot down a Su-22 fighter jet on Friday while it was bombing the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs, source told Zaman al-Wasl. Brigadier General Mohamed al-Ahmed, commander of the 54th Squadron and the military pilot who conducts most of airstrikes on...

The regime army continued its offensive against rebel-held Eastern Ghouta Saturday, a day after an aid convoy delivered food to the hunger-stricken residents of the enclave despite heavy bombardment. Nearly 950 civilians have been killed since Russia-backed regime forces launched a...

A Palestinian youth was martyred -- and another four injured -- in clashes with Israeli troops that erupted in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to witnesses. The clashes followed a weekly demonstration against the recent U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s...