Israel says could get tougher on Gaza after warplanes hit Hamas
Israeli warplanes pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in a new flare-up of hostilities that saw dozens of rockets and mortar...
Mark Zuckerberg in Germany: no place for hate speech on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg conceded Friday that Facebook didn't do enough until recently to police hate speech on the social media site in Germany, but said...
U.N. experts: Up to 3,000 ISIS fighters in Libya
ISIS has between 2,000 and 3,000 fighters in Libya and has demonstrated its intention to control more territory in the strategically located North African...
Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc wins Iraq election
A political bloc led by populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq,...
U.S. Secretary Kerry heads for Saudi and France for Syria talks
Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Saudi Arabia on Friday and then on to France at the weekend for talks with key...
U.S. military and allies conduct 10 airstrikes in Syria, 17 in Iraq
The U.S.-led coalition conducted 10 airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria on Sunday and 17 in Iraq, the U.S. military said, stepping up its...
Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan attacked
A Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan came under attack on Tuesday, a witness and the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said, without claiming responsibility.
Intense...
Palestinian leader Abbas in Cairo, Istanbul to rally region over Jerusalem
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday intensified efforts to rally Middle Eastern countries against U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, setting up talks...
Russia open to Assad's removal after Syria transition
Russia has made clear to Western nations that it has no objection to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stepping down as part of a peace...
Pro-government forces take Yemen Island before ceasefire
Yemeni security officials say pro-government forces backed by Saudi-led airstrikes took an island in the Red Sea from Shiite militias, just hours before a...
