Second aid convoy leaves Damascus for besieged Syrian town Madaya
A convoy of dozens of aid trucks departed from Damascus on Thursday on their way to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, the second...
7 dead as suicide attackers hit Indonesian capital
Suicide attackers struck the Indonesian capital Thursday, with a series of explosions and gunfire that tore through a Starbucks cafe and shook an embassy...
10 Yemeni ex-Guantanamo inmates arrive in Oman: ministry
Ten former inmates at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay arrived in Oman Thursday for a "temporary stay" as Washington vies to close...
France plans military meeting on ISIS, says group retreating
Members of the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS will meet in Paris next week to reinforce efforts against the group, France's defence minister said on Thursday,...
ISIS seizes northern Iraqi village behind frontlines
ISIS militants pushed through a gap in the Iraqi army frontline on Thursday to capture a northern village, local sources said, demonstrating the group's continued...
Car bomb attack at Turkish police station kills 6
Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb at a police station in southeastern Turkey, then attacked it with rocket launchers and firearms, killing five people,...
U.S.'s Kerry to meet with Saudi counterpart on Iran, Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Saudi counterpart this week to discuss a range of issues, including Iran and the...
Putin, Obama call for de-escalation of Saudi-Iranian tensions
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Wednesday and called for an easing of tensions between and Iran...
Istanbul bomber entered Turkey as refugee from Syria, PM says
An Islamic State suicide bomber who killed 10 German tourists in the heart of Istanbul's historic district entered Turkey as a refugee from Syria...
U.S. court struggles over Iran bank's bid to block payout to attack victims
The Supreme Court's chief justice voiced concern on Wednesday that Congress trampled on the authority of the U.S. judiciary by passing a law dictating...
