(BBC)- The Syrian town of al-Bab was rather insignificant until it emerged as a strategic stake between the Syrian president and his allies (Russia and Iran), Turkey, the Kurdish PYD (Democratic Union Party) and the so-called Islamic State group. Situated just north-east of Aleppo, this...

A powerful nighttime earthquake in the southern Philippines killed at least six people and injured more than 120 others, as officials Saturday combed through cracked buildings looking for more casualties. The late Friday quake with a magnitude of 6.5 roused residents from sleep in Surigao...

Australian ISIS figher Khaled Sharrouf has become the country's first dual nationality individual to be stripped of Australian citizenship under anti-terrorism laws, the Australian newspaper said Saturday. Australia, a staunch ally of the United States and its battle against Islamic...

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) warned on Friday that government actions to bolster domestic companies against foreign competition could hurt its business, in a possible reference to U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda. In a routine description of regulatory risks in its 2016 annual...