n">(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off Papua New Guinea on Thursday, 154 km south of Rabaul, at a depth of 85 km (53 miles), the United States Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties. Rabaul, a town on East New...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 8 people on Thursday have been killed in Syrian air strikes on Mare' town in the north of Aleppo, activists said.  Activists said two families were killed in a vacuum missile launched by Syrian warplanes on the town of Mare'.  Bashar...

(Reuters) - France will open a center late this year to help reintegrate young French citizens who return from conflict zones such as Syria but are not subject to prosecution, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday. France is a top Western source country for jihadi...

European Parliament has adopted a resolution to increase the EU budget for fighting illegal immigration networks in the Mediterranean in a bid to stop migrant deaths at sea. The resolution, which was approved by 449 votes to 130, with 93 abstentions Wednesday, said that the budget would be...