Saudi airstrike kills 25 civilians in Yemen: Residents:
A Saudi airstrike in the Yemeni village of Bani Zela in the northwestern province of Hjjah kills at least 25 civilians, mostly women and children, residents and medics say.
Missile kills 17 in rebel enclave in Syria's Homs: monitor:
Four children and four women were among the dead in Saturday's strike, the Syrian Observatory for Human Right said
Russia steps up Syria support 'to stop fall of Assad':
Federica Mogherini's comments on Saturday follow reports that 500 Russian troops have been deployed to a forward operating base in the Syrian port city of Latakia.
U.S. support for Syria rebels illegal, Putin says:
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying U.S.-trained rebels were leaving to join Islamic State with weapons supplied by Washington.
Assad's enemies may be portrayed as opposition, but he fights terrorists - Putin:
He pointed out that, from Russia's point of view, there is only one regular army in Syria - the army of President Bashar Assad. "And he is confronted with what some of our international partners interpret as an opposition. In reality, Assad's army is fighting against terrorist organizations," Putin said.
Iraq, Russia, Iran and Syria coordinate against ISIL:
While Iraq has officially announced it is sharing intelligence with Russia, Syria and Iran, the cooperation is not new.
Fact or fiction:
Chinese Navy sets off for Syria:
Russian Senator Igor Morozov, "It is known, that China has joined our military operation in Syria, the Chinese cruiser has already entered the Mediterranean, aircraft carrier follows it," Morozov said.
Cameron hints he could work with Putin to defeat Islamic State:
The British PM is ready to cooperate with Russia to defeat the Islamic State, a spokesperson for Prime Minister David Cameron has said. Simultaneously, an unnamed government source told the Sunday Telegraph, that Downing Street did not rule out keeping Assad in power in the short term.
Number of foreign fighters in Syria has doubled in past year - report:
The figures cited by the New York Times show that the international efforts aimed at tackling the jihadist threat have largely failed to stop the flow of new foreign fighters seeking to join terror groups in Syria and Iraq.
Putin calls Saudi king to discuss Syria conflict:
In a telephone conversation at Russia's behest, the two men "exchanged views on regional security matters, first and foremost, in the context of finding ways to settle the conflict in Syria", a statement posted to the Kremlin's website said.
Daesh executes ten attempted deserters in Iraq:
Daesh has reportedly executed nearly a dozen of its own members in Iraq's embattled western province of Anbar after the latter sought to break away from the terrorist outfit.
Baghdad coordination center aimed at fighting ISIS - Lavrov:
The purpose of setting up a coordination center of Russia, Iraq, Iran and Syria in Baghdad is to coordinate the efforts in the fight against ISIS, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.
Iran to buy Russian aerospace equipment and planes worth $21bln:
Tehran will pay $21 billion for satellite equipment and Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) passenger aircraft from Russia, an Iranian official told Sputnik news agency.
South Africa says 1 peacekeeper killed in Sudan ambush:
The South African military says one of its troops was killed in Sudan's Darfur region when rebels there ambushed a South African unit that is part of a U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission.
Huge bomb blast kills 10 in Afghanistan:
A bomber on a motorbike on Sunday detonated his explosives in a soccer stadium in the east of the province. Latest reports say at least 10 people have been killed and over a dozen others badly wounded in the blast.
ISIS militants kill 3 police: Afghan official:
An Afghan official says ISIS gunmen have attacked checkpoints in Nangarhar, killing three police in the group's first attack on security forces in the country.
Ukrainian soldier killed in mine blast in rebel east:
"Yesterday near Gorlivka, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and one injured. It was a result of a mine explosion," military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk told journalists, referring to a city about 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the rebels' de facto capital Donetsk.
17 Refugees killed after boat sinks off Turkish coast:
The boat was carrying 37 people, 20 of whom were rescued, when it sank in the Aegean Sea, Anadolu said
Venezuela's Maduro: Capitalism is Behind World Inequality:
The key to eradicating world poverty and increasing sustainability is to empower the poor and allow nations to maintain their sovereignty, said Maduro.
