
SYRIA
Syria takes back camp north of Aleppo
Handarat’s liberation facilitates the return of thousands of displaced Palestinian refugees to their homes in the camp after some four years.

Handarat’s liberation facilitates the return of thousands of displaced Palestinian refugees to their homes in the camp after some four years.

Human Rights Watch says the purpose of the prison in Cairo is to “throw government critics and forget them."

Turkey supports militants, while Iran and Russia assist the Syrian government in its fight against foreign-backed terrorist groups.

Bahrain does not have diplomatic relations with Israel but some Arab states, chiefly Saudi Arabia, have recently moved to warm relations with Tel Aviv.

The Chinese military will not sit and watch Japan doing patrols with the US in the South China Sea, says Beijing.

Russia is outraged after US State Department spokesman John Kirby said terrorists in Syria could launch attacks "against Russian interests, perhaps even Russian cities."

The shooting occurred in the town of Itumbiara in the central Brazilian state of Goias on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire on a campaign rally motorcade.

India says it has conducted “surgical strikes” against militants in Kashmir; Pakistan says it only received provocative cross-border fire that killed two of its soldiers.

A US Navy sailor faces discipline after failing to salute as the national anthem played during a recent morning flag-raising at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

An academic says the vote on 9/11 bill is a profound embarrassment for Obama who saw the first veto override of his presidency.

The protest rally was held in the northwestern village of Diraz to mark the 100th day since Sheikh Qassim was stripped of his nationality.

Syrian Kurds say Turkey is targeting them in northern Syria to undermine their progress against Daesh militants.

A court in the US state of Louisiana has released a video showing officers fatally shooting a 6-year-old autistic boy last November.

An analyst says Carter’s remarks on US nuclear policy indicate a rift between the White House and the Pentagon.

Greeks on the island of Chios, which is hosting refugees, rally to demand limits to the arrival of more asylum seekers.

Amnesty International says Sudanese government forces used chemical weapons against civilians in Darfur.

Syrian government forces make new advances against terrorists in a series of operations which the army says left many terrorists dead.

The call is meant to mark the one-year anniversary of the beginning of what is described as the third Intifada throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem al-Quds.