(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces launched new offensive on the western suburbs of the capital, saying it wants to clear rebel pockets in area close to an Alawite-dominated district, activist said Tuesday. The local rebels of Qudsaya and al-Hama clashed with regime ground troops as they...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Clashes have renewed between regime forces and rebels in mountainous Latakia province since Monday morning, local monitor group said, days after calm followed  U.S.-Russian truce. Latakia Media Network said both sides had exchanged shelling on their territories in...

Philippine police revealed Tuesday the seizure of millions of pesos worth of high-powered firearms intended to be transported from Manila to the country’s troubled south for the Abu Sayyaf militant group. National police chief Dir. Gen. Ronald dela Rosa presented the 6 million-peso...

Student protests against tuition fee hikes intensified Monday across South Africa with protesters burning a university residence and clashing with police. University of KwaZulu-Natal spokesman, Lesiba Seshoka confirmed in a statement that protesters had set fire to a reception area of a...