(Zaman Al Wasl)- ISIS news agency said 30 people, mostly women and children, were killed on Wednesday in the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. The strikes targeted the tow of al-Sha'fah near the Iraqi border, topping the death of U.S.-led...

The civilian death toll in Eastern Ghouta since Syria and its ally Russia intensified their bombardment of the rebel enclave on February 18 topped 600 Wednesday, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 147 of the 601 civilians killed, mostly in air strikes,...

Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave Wednesday, seeking to gain territory despite a Russian plan for five-hour daily ceasefires, a war monitor and sources on both sides said. Hundreds of people have died in 11 days of...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Wednesday unveiled a plan to open peace talks with the Taliban, including eventually recognizing them as a political party, days after the militants called for direct negotiations with the US. The apparent openness by both sides to some form of negotiations...