Israel has pitched the controversial US Middle East peace plan as an offer for a future, "pragmatic" Palestinian leader, saying it was always going to be rejected by president Mahmud Abbas. But Israeli officials may be disappointed if they think an Abbas successor will look more favourably...

 Russia on Wednesday has killed four civilians in fresh airstrikes on northwestern Idlib province, topping the death toll to 50 in the past 48 hours, activists said. The heavy aerial bombing on last rebel stronghold came as Syrian regime forces pushed on with their offensive,...

Rights groups pushed Wednesday for the swift handover of Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court after Sudan's new authorities pledged to bring the ousted strongman to justice for alleged war crimes in Darfur. Top Sudanese officials said Tuesday that the country's new rulers had...

The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State said its troops opened fire on Wednesday at a checkpoint in northeast Syria after they came under small arms fire. The coalition said in a statement the situation was calmed down and the patrol returned to the base. Earlier, Syrian and...