
SYRIA
Russia maestro performs in Palmyra ruins
Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev leads a classical music concert in the ruins of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev leads a classical music concert in the ruins of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

Russia and China are to hold their first ever computer-assisted joint military exercise to improve cooperation and coordination between their militaries.

A US Army officer has filed a lawsuit against President Obama over America’s battle against ISIL.

Politicians from the ruling coalition in Germany voice concern over Turkish Premier decision to step down

North Korea kicks off the first congress of its ruling Workers’ Party in 36 years.

Police clash with student protesters demanding free education in the Chilean capital, Santiago.

The US is irked by the Damascus government call for victory in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan says he is "just not ready" to support Donald Trump as the GOP presidential nominee.

An American writer says the US will have to launch a nuclear war in order to impose what it is trying to achieve in Syria.

A Tunisian bomber with the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group rams his explosive-laden vehicle into a checkpoint in western Libya, killing five people.

At least five people are killed and five others wounded in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan’s northwestern province of Badghis.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani names the US and Zionism as the main factors of terror and insecurity in the Middle East.

The Non-Aligned Movement condemns the US Supreme Court’s decision to seize Iran’s frozen assets as violation of international law.

Yemen’s warring sides discuss major political and security issues in direct negotiations aimed at ending the conflict in the impoverished Arab country.

US Senator Chris Murphy says Donald Trump would leak classified intelligence if he thought he could gain political advantage.

Brazil’s embattled president says she is going to fight by all means to win back her position as the country’s head of state, if she is forced to leave office.

Most Americans say it would be better if the US just dealt with its own problems and let other nations deal with their own problems.

Hillary Clinton would be a better fit for US Republicans as their presidential choice because her war mongering go beyond George W. Bush's, a political analyst says.