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Syrian rebels reportedly control most of Aleppo following their surprise offensive which left regime forces reeling.Thousands of opposition fighters in armoured vehicles have been deployed to landmarks in the country's second-largest city, including the old citadel, said residents. It comes a day after the rebels entered Aleppo where they reportedly faced little resistance from pro-government troops.The insurgents, led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al Sham and including Turkey-backed fighters, also claim to be in control of all of Idlib province after launching their offensive on Wednesday. Image: Rebels in front of the Aleppo citadel after seizing control of large parts of the city. Pic: AP Russian and Syrian...

The crowds came, weeping in the dark, to a bombsite and a shrine. The crater was huge, with twisted rods of steel and mounds of earth and rubble on its side. This is where Hassan Nasrallah, the former leader of Hezbollah was killed, in a massive Israeli airstrike, on 27 September. Those dirt mounds were covered in small candles, the surrounding buildings were lit in red and, at the bottom of the pit, a white cube beamed spotlights straight up into the sky,Hezbollah called Nasrallah their "soul and heart". Western governments called him a terrorist and celebrated his death.The crowds here, in their thousands, chanted his name, again and again. Read more:Hezbollah flags still fly in Lebanon as fragile peace deal continues to holdFatima al Atrash, a 65-year-old woman who comes from the south ...

Ireland's Green Party, one of the three previous governing parties, may lose a significant number of seats - as attention turns to forming a new coalition after polling day on Friday.Counting is still in the early stages, with the first seats filled in the late afternoon. The final result may not be clear for days. But that hasn't stopped the leaders of Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail speculating about the formulation of the next government. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:19 What to look out for in the Irish election ...

Eight people have been arrested after a powerful explosion in Kosovo damaged a canal, temporarily stopping power and water supplies to the country's cities. Prime Minister Albin Kurti blamed Friday's blast in Vrage, 37 miles (60km) north of capital Pristina, on groups supported by Serbia. Police have detained eight people suspected of being part of the attack, which disrupted the supply of water to some cities and major power plants, according to interior minister Xhelal Svecla."Somehow we managed to fix the damage, arrest the suspects and confiscate a huge arsenal of weapons," he said in a live-streamed news conference.Kosovo police chief Gazmend Hoxha said officers raided 10 locations, seizing more than 200 military uniforms, six shoulder-fired rocket launchers, long weapons, pistols and...