Middle East
Iraqi Kurds say Mount Sinjar siege broken
Iraqi Kurds claimed Thursday to have broken a siege on a mountain where Yazidi civilians and fighters have long been ...Palestinians present UN resolution on final peace deal
The Palestinians on Wednesday presented a draft UN resolution laying out terms for a final peace deal with Israel but ...Palestinians to push UN vote despite US veto warning
The Palestinians will press ahead Wednesday with a UN bid to boost their hopes of statehood, despite a warning that the US ...Two car bombs explode in central Yemen killing 25
At least 25 people died when two car bombs exploded in Radaa city in Yemen\'s central province of al-Bayda, local ...Iraq jihadists release pictures of mass execution
The Islamic State (IS) group on Monday released pictures of the execution of 13 men described as anti-jihadist Sunni tribal ...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 ...