David Cameron announces 5,000-strong 'strike brigades' to take the fight to terrorists
Britain will spend £178 billion on military equipment over the next decade, David Cameron announces as he vows to 'defeat the terrorist threat' and...
Putin's "realpolitik" aims to make Russia indispensable
By intervening in Syria, President Vladimir Putin has broken Russia's relative isolation and is making it the "indispensable nation" in conflicts in Syria, Ukraine...
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...
Dutch jets to bomb ISIS targets in Syria
The Dutch government on Friday agreed to extend its role in the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State to include the bombing of targets in...
Russia says armoured vehicle attacked during patrol in Syria – Ifax
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A Russian armoured vehicle was attacked during a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, Russia's Defence Ministry...
Saudi trial opens over Mecca crane collapse
A trial is underway for 14 people over a deadly crane incident in Saudi Arabia that killed more than 100 people at Islam's holiest...
375 Saudi civilians killed on its border in Yemen war
Mortars and rockets fired at Saudi Arabian towns and villages have killed 375 civilians, including 63 children, since the start of the Saudi-led military...
OPEC says oil glut 'may ease' by 2017 as non-cartel supply drops
OPEC said Friday a global crude glut that has squeezed the market and sent prices plunging over the past year "may be easing" as...
Yemen truce appears to have collapsed
A Yemen ceasefire appeared to have collapsed Friday as government forces captured two towns from rebels and the Saudi-led coalition accused the Iran-backed insurgents...
US welcomes Saudi comment on Yemen combat nearing 'end'
A Saudi announcement that major combat is nearing an end in Yemen was welcomed by Washington Thursday, as the death toll from alliance air...
