Five hostages have escaped from a Sydney cafe besieged by a gunman during Monday morning rush hour, according to local media. The remaining hostages – who include men and women but no children -- are being ordered to stand with their hands against the windows in...

(Zaman Al Wasl- Reuters)- Syria's regime army seized an area north of Aleppo on Sunday and killed insurgents in battles for the strategic territory, Reuters reported. Syria's second city is at the heart of a fierce battle between pro-government forces...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- A 10-year-old Syrian boy was killed on Saturday by the Lebanese Army in al-Hosn refugee camp near border city of Arsal, activists said. Mohammed al-Masri , a resident in the camp, reported to Zaman al-Wasl...

BEIRUT: Two Syrian children died Saturday morning after suffocating from a fire that erupted in their home in the Bekaa Valley, the National News Agency said. The two Syrian girls were identified as Ayah, 5, and her younger sister, four-year-old Hala, who were in their house...