Middle East
Syrian army, rebels agree to 72-hour Eid truce, but fighting continues
A Syrian rebel alliance agreed to a three-day nationwide ceasefire announced by the Syrian army on Wednesday and the United States voiced ...Obama slows Afghanistan pullout, 8,400 troops to stay
President Barack Obama on Wednesday put the brakes on the US pullout from Afghanistan, saying 8,400 troops will remain in the war-ravaged ...Iraq mourns after more than 200 killed in Baghdad bombing
Iraqis on Monday mourned the more than 200 people killed by a jihadist-claimed suicide car bombing that was among the deadliest ever ...IS-claimed Baghdad blast kills at least 130
A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 130 people in a Baghdad shopping district in the ...43 killed in Syria army shelling of rebel town: monitor
Fierce government bombardment of an opposition-controlled Syrian town has killed 43 people, among them children and medical staff, a monitoring group said ...Turkey detains 13 suspects over Istanbul airport attack
Turkish police on Thursday rounded up 13 suspects over the triple suicide bombings at Istanbul\'s international airport that left 42 people dead, ...Istanbul airport attacks kill 41, Turkey blames IS
Turkey Wednesday pointed the finger of blame at Islamic State jihadists after a triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul\'s main ...Ten killed, many wounded in suicide attack at Istanbul airport
Two suicide bombers opened fire before blowing themselves up at the entrance to the main international airport in Istanbul on Tuesday, killing ...69 million children to face early death by 2030
The number of children who do not attend school is rising, child marriage has not dropped in decades and millions of young ...42 dead in Yemen suicide attacks claimed by IS
A wave of suicide bombings targeting Yemeni troops killed at least 42 people Monday in the southeastern city of Mukalla, officials said, ...




