Hundreds of people stranded on hurricane-ravaged Great Abaco in the Bahamas waited Friday for a way off the islands as the death toll rose to 43 and rescue and recovery crews arrived with body bags and coolers. The number of fatalities is expected to rise as the extent of the damage becomes...

Recent attacks by the Syrian regime have been catastrophic, Turkey’s vice president said on Friday. "Unfortunately, the recent attacks of the Syrian regime make too much civilian catastrophies," Fuat Oktay told Bloomberg in an exclusive interview. According to the UN, more...

Joint military land patrols by Turkish and U.S. forces in northeast Syria are planned to start on Sept. 8, state-owned Anadolu news agency quoted Defence Minister Hulusi Akar as saying Friday. The two NATO allies are working to establish what Turkey says will be a "safe zone" along the...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rights advocates to launch on Friday a solidarity campaign on the International Day of Victims of Forced Disappearance in the opposition-held areas and refuge countries. Mohamed Ka’kah, president of the Association for the Defense of the Detainees in...