US-backed Syrian fighters said they had seized a second district of Raqqa on Sunday and launched a renewed assault on a base north of the city, as they pursued an offensive against ISIS. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who broke into Raqqa after announcing the start of a final assault...

Jordan's army said on Sunday its border guards killed five people who were approaching its frontier from Tanf, a Syrian desert town where U.S. special forces training rebels are based. The town has been a flashpoint in recent weeks as militias backed by Iran have tried to get near the U.S....

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he was not aware the U.S. government was providing assistance to government troops in its battle against Islamist militants in a southern city. Duterte also said he "never approached America" for help. "I am not aware of that until they...

Myanmar has resumed search and rescue efforts on Sunday after an approaching storm Saturday temporarily halted the hunt for a military plane crashed off the country’s southern coast, official said. Thirteen more bodies have been pulled from the Andaman Sea on Sunday -- the fifth day of...