Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a Western-backed UN resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Syria over chemical weapons use, as peace talks in Geneva showed no signs of progress on ending the nearly six-year war. The Security Council resolution drafted by Britain, France and the...

Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations resolution that would have placed sanctions on Syria in response to alleged chemical weapons attacks. The measure, backed by the Western powers of Britain, France and the United States, would have imposed sanctions on 21 Syrians, organizations and...

(Al-Monitor)- It’s become customary not to expect much from the Syria peace conferences. The warring parties argue around same mutual claims, often stick to maximalist positions and frequently seem more interested in trying to project a sympathetic image to outside observers than in discussing...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime bombardment killed three civilians, including White Helmets worker, in the besieged al-Waer neighborhood in central Homs city, local reporter said Tuesday. Regime forces have extended its aerial and ground campaign on al-Waer, killing more than 40 people in three...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regimen has freed Samar Koukash, a prominent relief worker and former actress, after four years in detention over charges of 'supporting terrorism'. The 45-year-old woman was arrested in 2013 when she went to streets opposing Bashar al-Assad's crackdown and daily...

President Donald Trump acknowledged his immigration goals may not have been communicated effectively, saying "maybe it's my fault," and may use his speech to Congress on Tuesday to address the poor messaging in his month-old administration. The Republican Trump, a blustery newcomer to...

Former FIFA official Jerome Valcke has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn his 10-year ban from soccer for unethical conduct. The court outlined a procedural timetable Tuesday that should take several months to reach a verdict. Valcke's case will go ahead while he...

Yemen has food reserves for only 2-4 months, bringing it to the brink of famine as fighting escalates, a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday on return from the country. Robert Mardini, ICRC regional director for the Middle East, called for...

Syrian regime forces and their allies from Lebanon's Hezbollah reached the outskirts of Palmyra in their push to drive ISIS militants from the ancient town, activists said Tuesday. The advancing forces reached the town's southwestern gateway, located about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday a draft U.N. Security Council resolution put forward by Western powers to sanction Syria's government over the alleged use of chemical weapons was inappropriate. The Security Council will vote later Tuesday on a resolution drafted by France,...

Algerian authorities are trying to confirm the identity of a failed suicide bomber who was killed in an attack on a police station in the city of Constantine. The thwarted attack was claimed Monday by ISIS. According to the Algerian news service APS, a police officer in front of the building...

Turkey-backed forces will move towards the northern Syrian town of Manbij after completing their operation in al-Bab as originally planned, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. In a news conference in Ankara before embarking on an official visit to Pakistan, Erdogan also said the...

Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand attacked a checkpoint with silenced weapons and hand grenades early Tuesday killing 12 policemen and stealing weapons and ammunition, officials said. But a provincial official said that it could be an insider attack as one of the...

Russia is pledging to veto a Western-backed U.N. resolution that would impose sanctions on 21 Syrian individuals, organizations and companies allegedly involved in chemical weapons attacks in the war-ravaged country. The Security Council has scheduled a vote Tuesday on the resolution...

The "sheer intransigence" of the British government over Brexit could lead to a second Scottish independence referendum, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Tuesday, warning time was running out for the country to change course. Writing in the Times newspaper, Sturgeon said Britain's vote to...

In an office cubicle at the U.N. refugee agency, a Syrian woman and her three daughters took turns staring into a camera for iris scans. Their biometric registration, a first step toward possible resettlement in the West, is to be followed by interviews and background checks that can take months...

Australian counterterrorism police arrested an unidentified man after a raid on a countryside property on Tuesday and accused him of seeking to help the Islamic State group by developing missile technology, the first arrest of its kind in Australia. Dozens of police, including a dog squad...

The families cowered in basements, huddling in the dark as war raged overhead between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants fighting for control of the streets of Mosul. Above ground, soldiers from Iraq's Rapid Response division move from house to house through the same openings Islamic...

Saudi Arabia's King Salman is expected to sign 10 agreements during his visit to Indonesia, with a focus on combating militant group Islamic State, the kingdom's ambassador to Indonesia told Reuters on Tuesday. The Saudi king, who on Sunday kicked off a month-long Asian tour to build ties...

South Korea's special prosecutor's office said on Tuesday it will charge Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee and four other executives with bribery, embezzlement and other offences on its last day of its investigation into a political scandal that has rocked the country. Lee was arrested on Feb....