Amid prisoners release delay, Taliban break off talks with Afghan government
On Sunday, the Taliban released a statement accusing the Afghan government of violating the "peace agreement" between the US and the insurgents, even though...
Suicide bombers kill 5 in eastern Lebanon near Syria border
A group of suicide bombers detonated their explosives' vests in a northeastern Lebanese village near the border with Syria on Monday, killing five people...
UK vote to bomb ISIS in Syria
UK's parliament voted on Wednesday to launch bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria, supporting Prime Minister David Cameron's case that the country needs to...
Truck bomb blast kills dozens in northeast Syria city
A large truck bomb blast claimed by Islamic State (ISIS) killed nearly 50 people and wounded scores more in the northeastern Syrian city of...
Arab-Latin American summit to focus on economic ties
To conclude the fourth Summit of Arab and Latin American leaders in Riyadh, the central focus today will be to promote economic cooperation and development...
Calls for boycott of Oscars grow over diversity of nominees
Amid calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over its all-white acting nominees and Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith both announcing they...
Hollande warns of 'total war' if no action taken in Syria
Failure to act in Syria risks stoking a “total war” in the Middle East, French President Francois Hollande said in a landmark speech to...
Syrian government to halt "combat operations" in line with U.S.-Russian plan
The Syrian government said on Tuesday it accepted a halt to "combat operations" that does not include the Islamic State (ISIS) group, the al...
Pakistani woman in California shooting attended troubled university
Security officials have been closely monitoring a university in east Pakistan attended by Tashfeen Malik, the woman involved in last's week's mass shooting in...
US special forces traveling 'very soon' to Syria
Dozens of US special operations forces will arrive in Syria "very soon," as promised by President Barack Obama's administration, a senior official said Sunday.
The...
