U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday called for an immediate end to a military escalation in southwest Syria and a return to ceasefire arrangements agreed by Russia, the United States and Jordan. U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley separately urged Russia to pressure its Syrian ally...

The Turkish military said it carried out air strikes in northern Iraq Friday, killing 15 Kurdish militants. The strikes were carried out on the Gara region, the military said on Twitter. Turkey has recently stepped up strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bases in northern...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 17 people, including 9 Daesh militants were killed in the US-led coalition airstrikes in eastern Deir Ezzor province, local sources said Friday. The strikes targeted the town of al-Sha'fah near the Iraqi border. The US-led attack failed to rule...

Ahmed Musa returned to the line-up with devastating effect as he scored both goals for Nigeria to help them resuscitate their World Cup hopes in a 2-0 win over Iceland at the Volgograd Arena Friday. Left out of his country's opening Group D game at the tournament in Russia, Musa showed...