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8 pro-gov't Yemeni fighters killed in fighting with Houthis

EightfightersloyaltoYemen'sinternationally-backedgovernmentwerekilledandseveralothersinjuredinclasheswithShiiteHouthirebelsneartheRedSeacoastcityofMochaonWednes

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Syrian army captures border areas with Jordan

TheSyrianarmyandalliedtroopswrestedcontroloverborderareaswithJordaninthecountrysideofSweidaprovinceinsouthernSyria,awell-informedsourcetoldXinhuaonThursday.TheS

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Update | 20 civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition air strike on Yemen

AnairstrikebytheSaudi-ledcoalitionbattlingrebelsinYemenstruckavehiclecarryingfleeingciviliansonTuesday,killingatleast20people,AFPreportedcitingYemenisecurityoff

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Pro-Russia rebels announce new 'state' to replace Ukraine

Pro-RussiarebelsfightingagainstKievannouncedonTuesdaythecreationofanew"state"thattheysaidwouldtaketheplaceofUkraine.Theproposedcountry,calledMalorossiya("little

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Blast targets position in Syria's Idlib, 11 dead, including foreigners

Atleast11rebels,includingfiveforeigners,werekilledbyablasttargetingtheirpositioninSyria'snorthwesternprovinceofIdlib,amonitorgroupreportedonThursday.OneFrenchfi

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Blast targets rebel position in Syria's Idlib, killing 11, including for

Atleast11rebels,includingfiveforeigners,werekilledbyablasttargetingtheirpositioninSyria'snorthwesternprovinceofIdlib,amonitorgroupreportedonThursday.OneFrenchfi

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25 civilians killed in Yemen's northern Saada province

ASaudiairstrikeonabustlingmarketplaceinthenorthernprovinceofSaadaonSundayhaskilledatleast25people.AccordingtoYemenstatemedia,mostofthevictimswerecivilians.TheUN

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Yemeni rebels fire at UAE ship in Bab-el-Mandeb strait

YemenirebelshavefiredamissileatashipfromtheUnitedArabEmiratesneartheBabal-Mandabstrait,injuringacrewman,theSaudi-ledcoalitionsaidThursday.Thecoalition,whichinte

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Syrian army and allies step up bombing of rebels in Deraa city

TheSyrianarmyandIran-backedmilitiaforceshaveescalatedattacksagainstarebel-heldpartofthesoutherncityofDeraa,apossiblepreludetoalarge-scalecampaigntowrestfullcont

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Colombia and FARC rebels extend weapon hand-in deadline

ColombiaandtheFARCrebelgrouphaveagreedtoextendaweaponhand-indeadlineforguerrillafightersby20days,PresidentJuanManuelSantossaidonMonday,afterlogisticaldelaysslow

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Syrian government forces retake Homs

TheSyriangovernmentdeclaredthatitsforceshaveretakenthecountry'sthird-largestcityofHoms,withafinalbatchofrebelsleavingthelastopposition-helddistrictofal-WaeronSu

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Last batch of rebels evacuate Syria's Homs city

HOMS, Syria, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The last batch of rebels evacuated their last stronghold in the al-Waer neighborhood, making the entire city under the government control.

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Over 2000 rebels, families evacuate Damascus district

Morethan2,000rebelsandtheirfamilymembershaveleftthedevastateddistrictofQabounontheedgeoftheSyriancapitalDamascusaftermorethantwomonthsofaerialstrikesandartiller

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Syria: Safe zones plan comes into force

A deal unveiled by Russia's military to set up safe zones in Syria has come into force.

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Death toll hits 112 in blast against Syrian Shiite evacuees

The death toll of the bombing that rocked the convoy of Shiite evacuees in northern Syria rose to 112, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor group reported on Sunday.

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Turkey-backed Syrian rebels clash with army in north

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups clashed with government forces near a city in northern Syria they captured from Islamic State, the second such confrontation in that region this month.

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Start of Syria talks in Kazakh capital delayed one day

Talks on the Syrian crisis involving Russia, Iran, and Turkey that were due to start in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on Wednesday have been delayed by one day, Kazakhstan's foreign ministry said without explaining the reason for the delay.