Jabhat al-Nusra reject Syria truce, urge stronger attacks
The al Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra rejected on Friday the cessation of hostilities in Syria due to begin at midnight, and urged insurgents to intensify...
Chemical weapons inspectors visit second site in Syria town
Chemical weapons inspectors collected samples Wednesday from a new location in the Syrian town of Douma, their second visit to the area that was...
Iraq: Death toll from ISIS-claimed bombing hits 142
Iraqi authorities on Monday raised the death toll to 142 from Sunday's devastating truck bombing at a bustling Baghdad commercial street as Prime Minister...
The Latest: Russia says it downed drone near base in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
11:50 p.m.
The Russian military says it has downed an unidentified drone approaching a...
Israel demolishes home of Palestinian accused of killing settler
Israeli forces on early Tuesday demolished the West Bank house of a Palestinian accused of involvement in the killing of a settler in...
France's Hollande wins cooperation not coalition against IS
The leaders of Russia and France avoided each other's gaze as they made short, stiff statements in the Kremlin on Thursday before talks on...
Bomb injures policeman at Saudi patrol station, claimed by ISIS
A small bomb exploded outside a highway patrol station in eastern Saudi Arabia, injuring a policeman, official media said on Friday.
The attack happened late...
Turkey killed 3,100 PKK rebels in 2015, says Erdogan
Turkish security forces killed 3,100 Kurdish militants in 2015, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, vowing no let-up in a relentless offensive to oust...
Russian "volunteers" fighting for Assad regime
As fighting has dropped off in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels are weighing their options: wait for the conflict to resume, return to civilian life...
Palestinian teen goes on trial, Israeli judge bars public
The closely watched trial of a Palestinian girl who slapped and punched two Israeli soldiers opened before an Israeli military court on Tuesday, but...
