The UN says the world should be "ashamed" after warning people in Syria are starving without medical care.
Stephen O'Brien, the UN's under secretary-general for...
Islamic State militants have seized five villages from Syrian rebels close to the Turkish border.
IS took five villages in Azaz district, north of Aleppo,...
More than 2,000 migrants have been rescued in a single day in 17 different operations in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the Italian coastguard.
A...
Islamic State militants have kidnapped 300 cement workers and contractors in an area north-east of Damascus, Syrian state TV said.
The report said the workers...
Syrian president Bashar Assad has described his army's recapture of Palmyra as a "significant achievement".
In comments reported by Syrian state TV, he said that...
Eyewitnesses have described "chaos" as they ran from the sound of explosions during suspected terrorist bomb attacks in Brussels.
Two blasts were reported at the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial pullout of the Russian military from Syria, voicing hope that the move will contribute to the...
