Middle East
UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire in Yemen
Intense bombing by a Saudi-led coalition hit Yemen Friday, three weeks into an air war against Iran-backed rebels as Al-Qaeda seized more ...Car bomb explodes outside US Consulate in Iraq
A car bombing at the entrance to the U.S. consulate in the capital of Iraq\'s Kurdistan region killed at least one person ...Al-Qaeda seizes airport in southeast Yemen
Al-Qaeda militants Thursday seized a provincial airport in southeast Yemen while tribal forces took over an oil terminal, as the war-wracked country ...More than 220,000 dead in Syria conflict
The conflict in Syria has left more than 220,000 dead since it began four years ago with an uprising against President Bashar ...Turkey deports 9 Britons trying to cross into Syria
Turkey on Tuesday deported nine Britons, including the son of a local councillor, two weeks after arresting them for attempting to cross ...Russia lifts ban on selling missile system to Iran
Russia paved the way on Monday for missile system deliveries to Iran and started an oil-for-goods swap, signaling that Moscow may have ...US, allies conduct 17 airstrikes in Syria, Iraq
U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with three air strikes from Sunday to Monday morning and conducted 14 strikes against ...Fresh aid reaches Yemen capital as clashes rage in south
The Red Cross on Saturday delivered a second planeload of aid to war-battered Yemen in as many days, as the Saudi-led coalition ...Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie sentenced to death
An Egyptian court sentenced Mohammed Badie, the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group to ...Iran demands lifting of sanctions in nuclear deal
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any ...