UK to investigate if Saudi Arabia breached humanitarian laws in Yemen
Britain's foreign minister said it would halt weapons exports to Saudi Arabia if investigations found Riyadh had breached international humanitarian law in the war...
Under Iraq’s Sinjar, ISIS militants built network of tunnels
Under the Iraqi town of Sinjar, ISIS militants have built a network of tunnels, complete with sleeping quarters, wired with electricity and fortified with...
U.N. council urges Yemen's warring parties to resume ceasefire
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday urged the warring parties in Yemen to resume a "meaningful, sustainable" ceasefire after a Saudi-led coalition ended...
Turkey blames Syrian Kurdish fighters for Ankara attack
Turkey on Thursday blamed Kurdish militants based inside the country and in Syria for a car bombing targeting a military convoy in Ankara that...
Russia wants Syrian opposition to prepare for talks with Assad government
The Kremlin wants the Syrian opposition to agree a common approach and make-up of a delegation for talks with the Syrian government, Mikhail Bogdanov,...
ISIS claims deadly Sinai bombing as experts probe Russian crash
A bombing claimed by the Islamic State group Wednesday killed at least four policemen in Egypt's Sinai, as investigators pursued their probe of a...
ISIS frees 270 kidnapped people in eastern Syria
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Tuesday released 270 of an estimated 400 civilians, most of them women and children, kidnapped at...
Saudi forces shoot down Houthi Scud
Saudi-led forces shot down a ballistic missile on Thursday morning launched from Sanaa by Houthi forces and those allied to deposed Yemeni President Ali...
Suicide bomber strikes Yemen military convoy, kills 8
A suicide bomber killed at least eight people and wounded 17, including a senior commander, when he rammed a car laden with explosives into...
After Assad audience, Russia eyes seizing diplomatic initiative on Syria
The Kremlin believes it has taught Washington an object lesson in how to take on Islamist militants in Syria. Basking in the afterglow of...
