Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have deployed forces to three provinces to put down an eruption of anti-government unrest, their commander said Wednesday, after six days of protests that have left 21 people dead. Thousands of Iranians took part in pro-government rallies in several...

Two artillery shells from Syria hit Turkey's southeastern province of Hatay Tuesday and Turkish border troops fired back, the state-run Anadolu agency said. The shells came from an area of Syria controlled by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Anadolu said, adding that...

The CEO of Compass Group Plc, the world’s biggest catering firm, and four of his close family members were among the six people who died when the seaplane they were traveling in crashed into a Sydney river on New Year’s Eve. Richard Cousins, 58, chief of the British-based catering...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 14 regime troops and allied militants were killed and 36 more wounded by rebels in the eastern countryside of Hama province, medics and activists said on Saturday. The regime forces, backed by Russian air force and Iranian-backed militias, have stepped up its...