Dozens of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan were killed after heavy snow and avalanches hit over the weekend. In eastern Afghanistan, at least 50 people died and dozens more were missing on Sunday after an avalanche buried a village in Nuristan, provincial governor Hafiz Abdul Qayum said....

By John R Schindler ( Observer )- None can now deny that the refugee crisis that descended on Europe over the last year has changed the continent’s political landscape. The arrival of millions of migrants, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, with the encouragement of some European...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Powerful Jaish al-Islam group on Saturday has thwarted regime offensive in the embattled Eastern Ghouta suburbs near Damascus, local monitor said. The multi-axes attack took place in Hosh Nasri, Hosh al-Dhawahra and al-Marj district, according to Douma Local Coordination. In...

A top rebel commander in eastern Ukraine was killed when his automobile exploded, along with another person, rebels said Saturday, blaming Ukraine's special services for the blast. Ukraine's military, meanwhile said three soldiers were killed in shelling over the past day. Fighting...