The first major truce in Syria's five-year civil war has come into effect. (more…)
A staggering 24 million Pakistani children are out of school, a new government report showed, laying bare the state of…
Twenty-two years have passed since Israeli-American Baruch Goldstein opened fire inside al-Khalil Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29 and injuring 125. (more…)
The Syrian government and the main opposition umbrella group say they accept the terms of a deal to cease hostilities…
The US and Russia have agreed on a "cessation of hostilities" between the Syrian government and groups fighting it in…
A suicide bomber targeting a police commander has killed at least 13 people, including nine civilians, in Afghanistan's northern Parwan…
A string of suicide bombings near a Shia shrine outside Syria's capital and in Homs claimed by the militant Islamic…
More than 700 Palestinians are currently being held byIsrael without being charged or put on trial, the Palestinian Prisoners Club…
A car bomb detonated in the Turkish capital Wednesday near vehicles carrying military personnel, killing at least 28 people and…
The Syrian government has approved access to seven besieged areas and UN convoys are expected to travel to them within…