Britain's Blair says 2003 Iraq invasion played role in Islamic State rise
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State militant group,...
Russia ready to act as 'intermediary' between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Russia is ready to serve as an intermediary to resolve the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran that saw the kingdom break off diplomatic...
U.S. soldiers in Syria to back anti-ISIS Kurds
U.S. soldiers are in Kobane, the town in northern Syria nearly destroyed in fierce fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group,...
ISIS suicide bombing kills 40 army recruits in Aden
A suicide car bombing claimed by Islamic State (ISIS) killed at least 40 army recruits and injured 60 others in the Yemeni city of...
Qatar coach cautious as team seeks fifth win
Qatar's coach Jose Daniel Carreno warned on Monday against complacency ahead of his team's 2018 World Cup qualifier against the minnows of Maldives.
Qatar go...
Death toll from Pakistan factory collapse rises to 26
A spokesman for a Pakistani rescue agency says hopes are starting to fade for finding more survivors in the rubble of a four-story factory...
Iran, Venezuela will not change position on countering U.S. sanctions
(Reuters) - Iran and Venezuela will not back down from countering American sanctions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi wrote in a tweet.
U.S. Secretary...
30 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attacks: officials
Taliban fighters killed around 30 Afghan security forces in multiple attacks in western Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, in the deadliest clashes since the militant...
Turkish court rules that U.S. pastor move from jail to house arrest
A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday that an American pastor be transferred from jail to house arrest, his lawyer said, after nearly two years...
Kabul suicide attack deadliest day for Afghan journalists
The suicide attack that killed nine Afghan journalists as they gathered to cover a bomb explosion in the capital Kabul on Monday was the...
