The main Syrian opposition body said on Wednesday it wanted face-to-face negotiations with the Damascus government about a political transition at peace talks that are due to begin in Geneva next week. Salim al-Muslit, spokesman of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), also told Reuters the...

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's forces have created a security corridor to avoid clashes in the battle to capture the flashpoint town of Al-Bab from ISIS extremists, a newspaper reported Tuesday. If confirmed, it would mark a rare case of contact in the conflict...

Eight people have been killed in a coal mine blast in China’s central Hunan province, the state media reported Tuesday. Three people are still missing following the blast at 1:37 am local time (1737GMT) at Zubao Coal Mine in Lianyuan City, Xinhua said. "A total of 29 people were...

Glossing over their vast differences in policy, President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prioritized on Monday the robust economic relationship shared by the North American neighbors. Speaking at a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House, Trump...