1 killed as Israel launches fresh airstrike on S. Lebanon amid fragile truce
BEIRUT — Israel on Tuesday launched an airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of Shebaa, killing one person, in what…
5.7-magnitude quake hits 13 km ESE of Pagudpud, Philippines
NEW YORK — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 13 km ESE of Pagudpud, Philippines at 18:54:45 GMT…
Lebanon asked US, France to press Israel to halt truce breaches, say sources
BEIRUT — Top Lebanese officials have urged Washington and Paris to press Israel to uphold a ceasefire, after dozens of…
Death toll in Thailand flooding jumps to 25
BANGKOK — Thousands of people have been displaced by torrential floodwaters that slammed into southern Thailand, where the death toll…
Cambodian court jails 13 pregnant Filipino surrogates
PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian court has sentenced 13 pregnant Filipino women to four years in jail for acting as…
Israel strikes car on Damascus airport road: state media
DAMASCUS — An Israeli air strike hit a car on the Damascus airport road on Tuesday, causing it to explode,…
Syrian army and allied forces confront attack by SDF forces in Deir Al Zor, state news agency says
DUBAI — The Syrian army and allied forces confronted an attack launched by forces affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces…
Iraqi armed group urges government to deploy troops to Syria
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s powerful Iran-aligned Kataeb Hezbollah armed group has called on Baghdad to send troops to Syria to support…
Nearly 50,000 displaced in Syria in recent days: UN
UNITED NATIONS, United States — Nearly 50,000 people have recently been displaced in Syria, where an Islamist-led militants alliance has…
5 killed, 2 injured in Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village
BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike on Monday night struck a house in the village of Haris in southern Lebanon, killing…