Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims beating their chests in mourning thronged the Iraqi city of Karbala Sunday under the protection of thousands of members of the security forces. The Arbaeen pilgrimage is one of the world's largest religious events and is seen as a major potential...

A barrel bomb killed a family of six in rebel-held eastern Aleppo early on Sunday, a war monitor, a rebel and two medics said, while rebel shelling killed seven children at a school in the government-held sector, state television reported. The medics said the al-Baytounji family had...

(Zaman al-Wasl)- Syrian regime for six consecutive days continues military escalation against civilians in al-Waer besieged neighborhood in Homs.  Regime checkpoints surrounding al-Waer targeted on Sunday civilian houses, public hospitals and shelter centers with Elephant rockets...

French conservatives are voting in a nationwide primary to choose their nominee for next year's presidential election, after a campaign marked by concerns about immigration and Islamic extremism. Seven candidates are competing Sunday in the first round of the primary. A runoff will be held...