Hundreds of elite Syrian troops moved into east Aleppo yesterday ahead of a push into the most densely populated areas,

More than 50,000 Syrians have joined a growing exodus of terrified civilians from east Aleppo, a monitor said

A full siege is developing in Mosul as poor families struggle to feed themselves after prices rose sharply following

Iraqi special forces battling to clear Islamic State from eastern Mosul have killed nearly 1,000 militants but fighting has

Syria's rebels lost all of the northern neighbourhoods of their stronghold in east Aleppo yesterday, as the army made

Thousands of civilians have fled rebel-held east Aleppo after government forces, determined to retake all of Syria's second city, seized its largest rebel-controlled district and advanced into two other areas.

Indonesian police arrested a third Islamic State-linked militant yesterday accused of plotting to bomb the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, as anger grows at a violent military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.

Nico Rosberg starts Sunday's season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with the Formula One world title he covets so keenly tantalisingly within his grasp.

Two trains collided and caught fire in a remote region of northern Iran, killing more than 30 people and injuring dozens more, in one of the country's worst rail disasters.

Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State group deep inside Mosul Thursday, piling pressure on jihadists who have no more escape routes but leaving trapped civilians in the crossfire.

The Turkish army yesterday blamed the Syrian regime for an air strike in northern Syria that killed three soldiers, the first time it has accused Damascus of killing its soldiers since launching its three-month military incursion.

Iran will retaliate if the United States renews sanctions next month, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned

Israel yesterday revived plans to build 500 new homes for Jewish settlers in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, an

Iraqi-led forces have cut off the Islamic State group's last supply line from Mosul to Syria, completing the isolation of

The Syrian military yesterday urged rebels to pull out of east Aleppo and allow civilians to also leave, as it pressed an offensive

An Egyptian appeals court yesterday quashed one of two life sentences handed down to Mohamed Morsi since his 2013

A Palestinian was shot dead at a West Bank checkpoint yesterday after walking towards guards with a knife in his hand, Israeli

Donald Trump's victory and the war on Islamic State have given Iran's hard-line Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps what it sees as a unique opportunity to claw back economic and political power it had lost.

A 48-hour ceasefire ended in Yemen yesterday after failing to stem violence across the country, with both sides

Children as young as nine could be jailed in the Philippines for certain crimes under a proposed law backed by the