DAMASCUS: Russian warplanes attacked rebel-held areas in northern Syria for the first time in weeks on Sunday, as Syrian officials said more than 100 people were treated at hospitals for a suspected poison gas

As many as 145 pilot whales died in a mass stranding on a remote New Zealand island, authorities said on Monday. The Department of Conservation (DOC) said two pods of pilot whales were stranded

Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea after opening fire on them and wounding several sailors, a move that risks igniting a dangerous new crisis between the two countries.

San Diego, California - US Customs and Border Protection temporarily closed all vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the major San Ysidro port of entry between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California on Sunday.   The agency made

Kuantan, Malaysia - The Lynas rare earths processing plant on Malaysia's east coast, a major producer of the elements vital for mobile phones and other gadgets, is facing a battle for survival as the country's

NASA's six-month expedition to reach Mars to study its interior will take seven minutes to land on Monday at 20:00 GMT.  InSight Lander - the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport

AMMAN: Jordanian border guards killed four people and detained two others attempting to sneak into the Kingdom Sunday, the army said, adding that it had also foiled two bids to smuggle drugs.“An infiltration operation

Iranian earthquake leaves 200 injured, tremors felt in Baghdad and other Iraqi provinces BAGHDAD: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq on Sunday night, with Baghdad and other Iraqi

AMMAN: Jordanian border guards killed four people and detained two others attempting to sneak into the Kingdom Sunday, the army said, adding that it had also foiled two bids to smuggle drugs.“An infiltration operation

US Customs and Border Protection announced on Sunday that all vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the major San Ysidro port of entry between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California has been suspended.  The agency