In a major offensive backed by Russia and Iran, the Syrian army advanced toward the Turkish border on Monday. This the rebels say has seriously jeopardized the future of their

A move that could further strain U.S.-China ties and also hurt relations between Beijing and Seoul, a buildup of U.S. missile defense systems in Asia could begin after North Korea’s

As part of a crackdown on one of the world’s most notorious financial hacking operations, Russian authorities in November raided offices associated with a Moscow film distribution and production company,

Intensifying an assault on rebel-held areas that has prompted tens of thousands more Syrians to seek refuge across the border in Turkey, Russian and Syrian government forces gained ground north

Even as heavy Russian bombardment continued, the northern countryside of Aleppo province was completely encircled by Syrian government forces and its allies, said the commander of a U.S.-supported Syrian rebel

A much awaited opinion of the UN panel has opined that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be allowed to go free from the Ecuadorian embassy in London and be awarded

A United Nations panel examining an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will rule on Friday that his three-and-a-half-year stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London amounts to ‘unlawful detention’,

Even as Syrian rebels pounded by Russian air strikes expressed hope that the failure of Geneva peace talks would encourage their foreign backers to send better weapons, a Syrian army

A day after the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency, the first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on

As the World Health Organization launched a global response unit against the new medical emergency caused by Zika virus, the WHO warned that the Zika virus linked to a microcephaly

The Islamic State is threatening Libya and could seize the nation’s oil wealth even as an international coalition is pushing back the radical group militants in their Syrian and Iraqi

Facebook is taking steps to stop private individuals from advertising guns. Individuals would also no longer be allowed to sell and advertise guns on Instagram, the photo-sharing service owned by

New born Baby Pablo sent residents celebrating in a small town in northern Italy as it is the first baby in the town since the 1980s. The new arrival is

Alarmed at the “explosive” spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to thousands of birth defects in Latin America, the World Health Organisation has convened an emergency committee

Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index that declined. According to a new report by global

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revealed that nearly 300,000 drones have been registered in the US in the last 30 days. All manner of remote control flying systems

Australian travelers returning from South America have been found to carry with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil,, say Australian virologists. However