Syrian rebels said on Wednesday they were under fierce government attack near the Turkish border despite a cessation of hostilities agreement and a representative cast doubt on whether U.N.-backed peace talks would go ahead on March 9 as planned. The agreement drawn up by the...

Macedonia on Wednesday allowed around 250 migrants to cross its border with Greece, as 10,000 more were left waiting in miserable conditions, Greek officials and AFP reporters at the scene said. Around 170 people were allowed to pass overnight and additional small groups were accepted...

Russia said on Sunday talks were taking place to include Aleppo in a temporary lull in fighting declared by the Syrian army in some western parts of the country, a sign of intensified efforts to halt a surge of violence in Syria's former commercial capital. The United States said stopping the...

A powerful earthquake struck west of Indonesia’s Sumatra island Wednesday, a National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson told Anadolu Agency. "[It has] tsunami potential," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. The National Disaster Management Agency recorded the earthquake as having a magnitude of 8.3...