Israeli jets fired two missiles from Lebanese airspace towards the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, early on Wednesday, the official Syrian news agency said, in a strike on an unknown target that caused loud explosions. The SANA news agency said the missiles struck the Sabboura town,...

Turkey is seeking multiple life sentences for nearly 70 suspects, including the leader of the main Syrian Kurdish political party, over a deadly bombing in Ankara this year blamed on Kurdish militants, state media said Wednesday. Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) leader Salih...

A plane that crashed in the mountains of Colombia, killing 71 people, including members of a Brazilian football team, may have run out of fuel, a Colombian military source told AFP. "It is very suspicious that despite the impact there was no explosion. That reinforces the theory of the lack...

International investigators have found a suspected "weapon pipeline" from Iran through Somalia to Yemen where Shiite rebels are battling the government, according to a report released on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia and the United States have accused Iran of arming the Houthi rebels in Yemen, but...