The Syrian army continued its heavy shelling on rebel positions in the western countryside of the northern province of Aleppo as a prelude to a large-scale military operation against the rebels, the pro-government al-Watan newspaper reported Sunday.

Yemen, Sept 02 (AP/UNB) — The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen staged multiple airstrikes on a detention center operated by the Houthi rebels in the southwestern province of Dhamar, killing at least 100 people and wounding dozens more Sunday, officials and the rebels' health ministry said.