An explosion at a police checkpoint Friday in Cizre, Turkey, killed 11 police officers and injured at least 70 people, the country’s semiofficial Anadolu news agency reports. Of those injured, four are in critical condition, which took place in the southeastern province of Sirnak, Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag said ...
The UN envoy for Syria on Friday joined a closely-watched meeting between Russia and the United States, raising hopes for progress towards resuming peace talks for the war-ravaged country. Staffan de Mistura arrived shortly before 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at a Geneva luxury hotel where US Secretary of State John ...