U.N. sees progress in Yemen talks but urgent need for full ceasefire
Yemen's warring parties have agreed on a broad framework for ending their war at talks in Switzerland but they first have to agree a...
Mother, 3 children die of wounds from IS-claimed Yemen attack
A mother and three of her children have died of their wounds from a double suicide bombing in Yemen's port city of Aden, medical...
Saudi-Iran tensions disrupt oil freeze deal
A deal to freeze oil output by OPEC and non-OPEC producers fell apart on Sunday after Saudi Arabia demanded that Iran join in despite...
Nigeria Boko Haram Militants 'technically defeated' – Buhari said
Nigeria has "technically won the war" against Islamist Boko Haram militants, President Muhammadu Buhari says.
He told the present press conference attendees that the militant...
Militants launch attacks in Niger Delta as Buhari cancels visit
Militants launched new attacks in the Niger Delta on Thursday, vowing to bring Nigeria's struggling oil industry to a halt, and the president cancelled...
Yemen peace talks could resume in Kuwait this month
A new round of UN-brokered Yemeni peace talks could be held by the end of this month in Kuwait, a government official told AFP...
ISIS video shows ‘Russian spy agent’ beheaded
A video released online by ISIS has purportedly showed the beheading of a man the group said was a Russian spy its fighters had...
France to deploy aircraft carrier in anti-ISIS fight in Syria and Iraq
The French presidency on Thursday said it would deploy its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to boost its operations against the Islamic State group...
Iraqi forces launch push to retake area north of Baghdad
Iraq says security forces have launched a new push to retake a key area north of the capital, Baghdad, and dislodge Islamic State militants...
Syria crisis: Russia and US military to hold talks on air strikes
Military commanders from Russia and the United States will hold another round of talks Wednesday on how to stay out of each other's way...
