The Syrian military says it shot down more than half of the missiles fired at it overnight by Israel. Iranian forces in Syria launched a rocket attack on Israeli army bases in the Golan Heights early on Thursday, Israel said, prompting one of the heaviest Israeli barrages against Syria since the conflict there began in 2011.

Videos uploaded on social media showed multiple flares flying across Damascus sky in the early hours of Thursday morning. Syrian state media said dozens of Israeli missile strikes hit a radar station, Syrian air defense positions and an ammunition dump, underscoring the risks of a wider escalation involving Iran and its regional allies. Israel struck back by destroying dozens of Iranian military sites in Syria, as well as Syrian anti-aircraft units that tried unsuccessfully to shoot down Israeli...

The EFES 2018 international military exercises held in Turkey's western Aegean province of Izmir entered its penultimate day with the Combined Joint Military Exercise drills. Turkish Chief of the General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar was among the 65 observers and representatives from 38 countries attended the “Distinguished Observer Day” on Thursday

Videos uploaded on social media showed multiple flares flying across Damascus sky in the early hours of Thursday morning.Syrian state media said dozens of Israeli missile strikes hit a radar station, Syrian air defense positions and an ammunition dump, underscoring the risks of a wider escalation involving Iran and its regional allies.

Three Americans imprisoned in North Korea were welcomed home by President Donald Trump and other senior officials at an Air Force base outside the nation's capital early Thursday morning, capping an end to their time in detention.

The United States' decision to reimpose nuclear-related sanctions on Iran has pushed up oil prices, while raising concerns about a potential supply squeeze.

Two male marmots were spotted Wednesday picking up an epic fight over a female counterpart in northwest China's Gansu Province.

When a crocodile ripped off the arm of 25-year-old Zanele Ndlovu on the Zambezi river in northern Zimbabwe on a canoeing trip with her British fiancé, few would have predicted the couple would marry only five days later in a hospital chapel.

Israel's military says it responded after 20 rockets were fired at its army bases in the occupied Golan Heights by Iranian forces in Syria.

Syrian police candidates are being trained by Turkish Police Academy, Special Forces unit members in Turkey on May 09, 2018. A total of 620 Syrian police candidates will assume the security duties of Syria's northwestern Afrin region from May 10 after completing the basic training given by the Turkish Police Academy.

Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) has installed solar energy panels on its 5,795 bamboo houses built for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. According to a statement by the foundation, Rohingya have been provided with electricity for the first time at the camps.

Amazing footage shows the advantages of a smart board in a chemistry class in China. Watch as the teacher demonstrates a formula without making a mess with real chemicals.

Footage shows a man feasting on a burning log in Kenya. The man first blows on the wood to brighten the embers then takes a huge burning chunk and swallows.

A farmer trying to get into his tractor became trapped under the heavy wheel in India. Footage shows the poor man struggling to get free.

People passing by on a narrow road were buried seconds later when a wall collapsed on top of them.

The families of this bride and groom set off fireworks on the path of this wedding convoy. In an unfortunate accident, the fireworks turned the streets into a battlefield.

Turkey's domestically produced remote-controlled shooting platform (UKAP) will soon enter the inventory of the military.

An observation post has been set up by the Turkish army in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib in accordance with the Astana agreement signed on Oct. 12, 2017, to monitor the cease-fire regime in the Idlib de-escalation zone.

Three blasts hit the Afghan capital of Kabul in rapid succession on Wednesday and gunfire then broke out, police and interior ministry officials said. Police said one blast was near a police station in the center of the city and casualties were feared. A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of the police station in central Kabul in an area near foreign embassies and government offices.

A waxwork of Meghan Markle was unveiled on Wednesday at Madame Tussauds museum in London, 10 days before the U.S. actress weds Prince Harry. The wax figure wears a green dress like the one Markle wore on the day her engagement was announced, as well as a replica of her diamond engagement ring, designed for her by Harry. The wax figure of the prince, originally created to mark his 30th birthday, has been updated with a new beard.