Middle East
Around 180 Syrian soldiers, jihadists reported killed in battle for base
Around 100 Syrian soldiers and 80 Islamist fighters were killed during a two-day battle in which insurgents captured the Wadi ...Deal reached at UN climate talks in Peru
After late-night wrangling at UN talks in Peru, negotiators early Sunday reached a watered-down deal that sets the stage for ...UN climate talks deadlocked over scope of pledges
U.N. talks on a new global warming pact spilled into the weekend as negotiators quarreled over what kind of information to include ...Islamic State influence spreads to African jihadists
Its main battlegrounds are far away and its true influence hard to judge, but the Islamic State\'s black banner is attracting the ...Iraq presses Hagel for more U.S. air strikes, weapons
Iraq\'s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi pressed outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday for more air strikes and weaponry to accelerate ...Kerry urges flexibility in U.S. war powers against Islamic State
Any congressional authorization of U.S. military force against Islamic State should be flexible and not limit the fight to Iraq and Syria, ...Syria calls for U.N. sanctions on Israel over air strikes
Syria asked the United Nations Security Council on Monday to impose sanctions on neighboring Israel, a day after accusing the Jewish state ...UN: $16.4 billion needed to aid most vulnerable
The United Nations appealed Monday for $16.4 billion to pay for global humanitarian needs in 2015, saying it needs that money to ...Israel bombs near Damascus international airport: Syrian TV
Syrian state television said on Sunday that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, ...At least 13 killed in failed U.S. bid to rescue hostages in Yemen
A woman, a 10-year-old boy and a local al Qaeda leader were among at least 11 people killed alongside two Western hostages ...