At least a dozen people are reportedly killed and many more injured when a massive explosion ripped through Iraq’s southern city of Basra.

At least 10 oil field workers have been killed and one other injured in a Daesh ambush on two buses in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr.

Syria's ambassador to the UN says Damascus is committed to continue fight against terrorism and liberate its territories occupied by foreign forces.

Two roadside bombs have exploded near a bus carrying troops in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least 14 people and wounding several others.

A senior political analyst says the fledgling Taliban government is not in a strong position to stop criminal acts and terrorist attacks against Shia Muslims in Afghanistan.

The United Nations special envoy for Syria says representatives from the Damascus government and the opposition have agreed to draft a new constitution.

For the second time this year the United States Congress voted to send Israel billions of dollars in military funding, which is not unusual, however, what is unusual is how the progressives in Congress chose to coordinate their votes.