Russia has said it is willing to deploy monitors to prevent any violations of a ceasefire in southwestern Syria by Syrian government forces, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. Brett McGurk, U.S. special envoy for the coalition against Islamic State, said the United States was "very...

Manchester United expect David de Gea to be the subject of another Real Madrid bid this summer despite their determined stance that the goalkeeper will not be sold. Real are aware of United’s position but are undeterred and may soon indicate their desire to prise the 26-year-old away from...

Human Rights Watch Thursday condemned videos circulating on social media purportedly showing Iraqi forces killing and beating men suspected of being Daesh (ISIS) fighters in Mosul. Two videos seen by the Associated Press were posted to Facebook earlier this week, a day after Iraqi Prime Minister...

Scores of civilians are fleeing Syria's Raqqa traumatized, with families torn apart and conditions worsening as the battle to oust Islamic State intensifies, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday. The number of people escaping has risen rapidly in recent weeks, Sajjad Malik, the U.N....