France mourns dead as jets pound IS group stronghold in Syria
France fell silent at noon Monday to mourn victims of the Paris attacks after its warplanes pounded the Syrian stronghold of Islamic State, the...
Obama vows continued Gitmo closure push despite fresh delay
President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to work "meticulously" with Congress to try to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, and said he saw no...
Palestinian factions call for "day of rage", diplomats push on for peace
Palestinian factions called for mass rallies against Israel in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in a "day of rage" on Friday, as...
Virtual G20 leaders summit next week in Saudi Arabia
On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia said it would convene a virtual summit next week bringing together the leaders from the Group of 20 major economies...
Iraqi commander declares defeat of ISIS in Falluja
Iraqi forces on Sunday recaptured the last district of Falluja held by Islamic State (ISIS) militants and the commander of the operation declared the...
Top UN peacekeeper in Sudan regrets new Darfur clashes
The chief of the UN peacekeeping force in Darfur on Sunday expressed regret over recent clashes in Sudan's western war-torn region, which he said...
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...
Syria eases strikes on rebel enclave after deadly campaig
Syrian regime air strikes on the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta eased on Saturday after five days of heavy bombardment that killed more than...
Turkey launches air strikes against PKK in Iraq and Turkey
Turkey's military carried out air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq and killed 26 militants in southeast Turkey, where violence...
U.N. Syria ceasefire plan: Who is a terrorist?
A U.N. plan to suspend Syria's nearly five-year-old civil war calls for listing which militant groups may be fought despite an eventual ceasefire, one...
