The TV quoted an unnamed military official as saying a truce had been in place to evacuate women, children and elderly on Sunday night from Damascus’...
KABUL – A large explosion in the eastern part of the Afghan capital on Friday morning killed at least one person, a young girl, and wounded six people, an Afghan official said. Mohammad Alim Asim, chief of...
BAGHDAD — An international rights group says thousands of people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State group face widespread rights violations in Iraqi custody. Human Rights...
CAIRO — Egypt was hit by its deadliest ever militant attack when gunmen opened fire and set off explosives at a mosque in the northern Sinai...
RAQQA, Syria — Drone footage from the northern Syrian city of Raqqa shows the extent of devastation caused by weeks of fighting between Kurdish-led forces and...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have begun co-ordinated air patrols to intensify their fight against Islamic militants who have laid siege to...
BOSTON — A Massachusetts man accused of participating in a plot to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller for the Islamic State group is going on trial...
The Security Council is putting the final touches on a resolution that would authorize U.N. investigators to help Iraq collect evidence to prosecute extremists from the...
BEIRUT — Lebanon has held a state funeral for 10 of its soldiers captured and killed by the Islamic State group. President Michel Aoun presided over...
MARAWI, Philippines — Philippine military jets fired rockets at militant positions Saturday as soldiers fought to wrest control of a southern city from gunmen linked to...