Syria's new US-backed force faces teething problems
The call came around noon, about four hours after U.S.-backed Syrian fighters announced they had taken over an air base outside a town held...
Syrian Kurds set to announce federal system in northern Syria
Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system imminently, Kurdish officials said on Wednesday, taking matters into their own hands...
Yemen's ex-president says could work with Russia to 'fight terrorism'
A newly-formed governing council in Yemen could work with Russia to "fight terrorism" by allowing Moscow use of the war-torn country's military bases, Yemen's...
Obama rules out U.S. troops on the ground to fight Islamic State
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday ruled out a shift in strategy in the fight against the Islamic State despite the deadly attacks in...
UN council plans emergency meeting on North Korea nuclear test
The U.N. Security Council is planning to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss North Korea's reported test of a hydrogen bomb, the...
Saudi Arabia identifies mosque attacker as 22-year-old national
One of two attackers who wore explosive belts in Friday's deadly assault on a Shiite mosque in the country's east was a 22-year-old Saudi...
Britain votes to leave the EU, financial uncertainty ahead
Britain has voted to break out of the European Union, national media declared Friday, striking a thunderous blow against the bloc and spreading alarm...
Airstrike kills dozens in Syria as UN envoy visits Damascus
An air strike reportedly killed dozens of people in a rebel-held town in Syria on Saturday as a U.N. envoy visited Damascus to advance...
2 car bombs in eastern Turkey kill 6, wound over 120
Two car bombings targeted police stations in Turkey, killing at least six people and wounding over 120, officials said Thursday.
A car bombing attack on...
Turkey recalls envoy over Germany's Armenian 'genocide' decision
Turkey Thursday recalled its envoy to Germany and threatened consequences, in a furious reaction over the Bundestag's decision to adopt a resolution recognising the...
