The Yemeni army on Friday announced the death of five Houthi field commanders in “fierce clashes” that occurred one day earlier in Yemen’s northern Al-Jawf province. “Five Houthi commanders were killed Thursday evening when the army responded to attempts by Houthi elements to...

Fresh air strikes hit the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Friday, AFP correspondents reported, the fifth straight day of a bombing campaign that has killed more than 220 civilians. Syrian warplanes have battered the enclave's towns since Monday, trapping thousands of families in...

Twitter Thursday reported its first-ever quarterly profit, a key milestone that sent shares soaring at the social network which has lagged for years behind fast-growing rivals. Twitter shares leapt 18 percent to $31.77 - their highest levels in over a year - as the San Francisco-based...

   A fourth consecutive day of heavy regime bombing raids on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed 51 civilians Thursday, a monitor said. The civilian toll was first reported at nine Thursday morning but almost immediately began to rise, mirroring...